Italy vs Netherlands: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 4,269 Patents against 3,954 Patents in Italy, a difference of 315 Patents.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Netherlands ahead.
Italy ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 88 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.25 Patents | 245.82 Patents | 156.57 Patents | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1,162 Patents | 1,271 Patents | 109.49 Patents | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2,366 Patents | 2,187 Patents | 179.2 Patents | Italy |
| 2000s | 3,943 Patents | 4,487 Patents | 543.95 Patents | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3,972 Patents | 4,378 Patents | 406.04 Patents | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 4,513 Patents | 4,631 Patents | 118.09 Patents | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent applications, Italy or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 4,269 Patents against 3,954 Patents in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent applications between Italy and Netherlands?
- 315 Patents, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- Italy ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 4th 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.