China (People’s Republic of) vs Japan: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 15,250 Patents against 13,210 Patents in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 2,040 Patents.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
China (People’s Republic of) 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 (People’s Republic of) | 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 (People’s Republic of) or Japan?
- Japan, at 15,250 Patents against 13,210 Patents in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent applications between China (People’s Republic of) and Japan?
- 2,040 Patents, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Japan?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and Japan rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- China (People’s Republic of) 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.