China vs OECD: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications
China
13,210 Patents
in 2023
OECD
121,552 Patents
in 2023
China rank
4th
OECD rank
1st
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications over time
- China
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 121,552 Patents against 13,210 Patents in China, a difference of 108,342 Patents.
That makes OECD's figure about 9.2 times China's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
China ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 88 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 8,075 Patents | 8,075 Patents | OECD |
| 1980s | 11.35 Patents | 37,598 Patents | 37,587 Patents | OECD |
| 1990s | 30.78 Patents | 70,566 Patents | 70,535 Patents | OECD |
| 2000s | 918.78 Patents | 122,917 Patents | 121,999 Patents | OECD |
| 2010s | 7,776 Patents | 139,383 Patents | 131,607 Patents | OECD |
| 2020s | 16,864 Patents | 142,205 Patents | 125,341 Patents | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent applications, China or OECD?
- OECD, at 121,552 Patents against 13,210 Patents in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent applications between China and OECD?
- 108,342 Patents, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do China and OECD rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- China ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st 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.