China vs Japan: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications
China
13,210 Patents
in 2023
Japan
15,250 Patents
in 2023
China rank
4th
Japan rank
3rd
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 15,250 Patents against 13,210 Patents in China, a difference of 2,040 Patents.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
China ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd of 88 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 395.46 Patents | 395.46 Patents | Japan |
| 1980s | 11.35 Patents | 5,879 Patents | 5,868 Patents | Japan |
| 1990s | 30.78 Patents | 13,013 Patents | 12,983 Patents | Japan |
| 2000s | 918.78 Patents | 21,709 Patents | 20,790 Patents | Japan |
| 2010s | 7,776 Patents | 21,813 Patents | 14,037 Patents | Japan |
| 2020s | 16,864 Patents | 19,033 Patents | 2,169 Patents | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent applications, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 15,250 Patents against 13,210 Patents in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent applications between China and Japan?
- 2,040 Patents, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- China ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd 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.