China vs Germany: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications
China
13,210 Patents
in 2023
Germany
18,453 Patents
in 2023
China rank
4th
Germany rank
2nd
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications over time
- China
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 18,453 Patents against 13,210 Patents in China, a difference of 5,243 Patents.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times China's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
China ranks 4th and Germany ranks 2nd of 88 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 2,297 Patents | 2,297 Patents | Germany |
| 1980s | 11.35 Patents | 8,275 Patents | 8,263 Patents | Germany |
| 1990s | 30.78 Patents | 13,402 Patents | 13,372 Patents | Germany |
| 2000s | 918.78 Patents | 22,481 Patents | 21,563 Patents | Germany |
| 2010s | 7,776 Patents | 22,949 Patents | 15,173 Patents | Germany |
| 2020s | 16,864 Patents | 21,036 Patents | 4,173 Patents | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent applications, China or Germany?
- Germany, at 18,453 Patents against 13,210 Patents in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent applications between China and Germany?
- 5,243 Patents, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Germany?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do China and Germany rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- China ranks 4th and Germany ranks 2nd of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
To identify patents in environment-related technologies (ENV-TECH), detailed search strategies have been developed drawing on more than 200,000 classification symbols. The search strategies encompass a broad spectrum of technologies related to environmental pollution, water scarcity, climate change mitigation.