Korea vs United States: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications over time
- Korea
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 32,970 Patents against 10,699 Patents in Korea, a difference of 22,271 Patents.
That makes United States's figure about 3.1 times Korea's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 13 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 2,292 Patents | 2,292 Patents | United States |
| 1980s | 11.8 Patents | 10,411 Patents | 10,399 Patents | United States |
| 1990s | 400.12 Patents | 21,673 Patents | 21,273 Patents | United States |
| 2000s | 3,472 Patents | 34,795 Patents | 31,322 Patents | United States |
| 2010s | 6,977 Patents | 39,615 Patents | 32,638 Patents | United States |
| 2020s | 10,503 Patents | 40,486 Patents | 29,983 Patents | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent applications, Korea or United States?
- United States, at 32,970 Patents against 10,699 Patents in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent applications between Korea and United States?
- 22,271 Patents, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Korea and United States rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- Korea ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 13 groups.
- 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.