Hong Kong vs Spain: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications
Hong Kong
927 Patents
in 2023
Spain
1,465 Patents
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
17th
Spain rank
15th
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications over time
- Hong Kong
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1,465 Patents against 927 Patents in Hong Kong, a difference of 538 Patents.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.6 times Hong Kong's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 17th and Spain ranks 15th of 88 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.5 Patents | 12.5 Patents | 8 Patents | Spain |
| 1980s | 16.19 Patents | 94.46 Patents | 78.27 Patents | Spain |
| 1990s | 43.16 Patents | 345.37 Patents | 302.21 Patents | Spain |
| 2000s | 222.75 Patents | 954.78 Patents | 732.02 Patents | Spain |
| 2010s | 354.49 Patents | 1,381 Patents | 1,026 Patents | Spain |
| 2020s | 1,003 Patents | 1,595 Patents | 592.56 Patents | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent applications, Hong Kong or Spain?
- Spain, at 1,465 Patents against 927 Patents in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent applications between Hong Kong and Spain?
- 538 Patents, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Spain?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Spain rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- Hong Kong ranks 17th and Spain ranks 15th 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.