China vs Türkiye: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications

China
13,210 Patents
in 2023
Türkiye
390 Patents
in 2023
China rank
4th
Türkiye rank
6th

Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications over time

  • China
  • Türkiye
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k197820002023

How they compare

China currently reports 13,210 Patents against 390 Patents in Türkiye, a difference of 12,820 Patents.

That makes China's figure about 33.9 times Türkiye's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Türkiye ahead.

China ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 6th of 88 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Türkiye in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 0 Patents 1.5 Patents 1.5 Patents Türkiye
1980s 11.35 Patents 1.7 Patents 9.65 Patents China
1990s 30.78 Patents 7.38 Patents 23.4 Patents China
2000s 918.78 Patents 121.85 Patents 796.93 Patents China
2010s 7,776 Patents 523.6 Patents 7,253 Patents China
2020s 16,864 Patents 529.08 Patents 16,335 Patents China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent applications, China or Türkiye?
China, at 13,210 Patents against 390 Patents in Türkiye as of 2023.
What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent applications between China and Türkiye?
12,820 Patents, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Türkiye?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do China and Türkiye rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
China ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 6th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

China vs Türkiye: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/environment-related-technologies-patents-patent-applications/china/turkiye-2/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/environment-related-technologies-patents-patent-applications/china/turkiye-2/">China vs Türkiye: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications
Unit
Patents
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
104 places, 4,784 data points, 1978–2023
Last refreshed

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.