United Kingdom vs World: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications
United Kingdom
4,653 Patents
in 2023
World
140,083 Patents
in 2023
United Kingdom rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications over time
- United Kingdom
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 140,083 Patents against 4,653 Patents in United Kingdom, a difference of 135,430 Patents.
That makes World's figure about 30.1 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
United Kingdom ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 13 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 755.15 Patents | 8,148 Patents | 7,393 Patents | World |
| 1980s | 2,661 Patents | 37,995 Patents | 35,334 Patents | World |
| 1990s | 3,376 Patents | 71,486 Patents | 68,110 Patents | World |
| 2000s | 4,583 Patents | 126,989 Patents | 122,407 Patents | World |
| 2010s | 4,908 Patents | 152,351 Patents | 147,443 Patents | World |
| 2020s | 5,127 Patents | 164,982 Patents | 159,855 Patents | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent applications, United Kingdom or World?
- World, at 140,083 Patents against 4,653 Patents in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent applications between United Kingdom and World?
- 135,430 Patents, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and World?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do United Kingdom and World rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- United Kingdom ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 13 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.