Italy vs Sweden: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications
Italy
3,954 Patents
in 2023
Sweden
2,913 Patents
in 2023
Italy rank
7th
Sweden rank
8th
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 3,954 Patents against 2,913 Patents in Sweden, a difference of 1,041 Patents.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 8th of 88 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.25 Patents | 194.92 Patents | 105.67 Patents | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1,162 Patents | 784.13 Patents | 377.8 Patents | Italy |
| 1990s | 2,366 Patents | 1,448 Patents | 917.45 Patents | Italy |
| 2000s | 3,943 Patents | 2,867 Patents | 1,076 Patents | Italy |
| 2010s | 3,972 Patents | 3,737 Patents | 235.65 Patents | Italy |
| 2020s | 4,513 Patents | 3,928 Patents | 584.43 Patents | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent applications, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 3,954 Patents against 2,913 Patents in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent applications between Italy and Sweden?
- 1,041 Patents, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- Italy ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 8th 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.