France vs Italy: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications
France
7,903 Patents
in 2023
Italy
3,954 Patents
in 2023
France rank
5th
Italy rank
7th
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 7,903 Patents against 3,954 Patents in Italy, a difference of 3,949 Patents.
That makes France's figure about 2.0 times Italy's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 5th and Italy ranks 7th of 88 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 795.82 Patents | 89.25 Patents | 706.57 Patents | France |
| 1980s | 3,244 Patents | 1,162 Patents | 2,083 Patents | France |
| 1990s | 5,250 Patents | 2,366 Patents | 2,884 Patents | France |
| 2000s | 8,023 Patents | 3,943 Patents | 4,080 Patents | France |
| 2010s | 9,334 Patents | 3,972 Patents | 5,361 Patents | France |
| 2020s | 8,987 Patents | 4,513 Patents | 4,474 Patents | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent applications, France or Italy?
- France, at 7,903 Patents against 3,954 Patents in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent applications between France and Italy?
- 3,949 Patents, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- France ranks 5th and Italy ranks 7th 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.