Australia vs Portugal: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 41.33 Patents against 20.5 Patents in Australia, a difference of 20.83 Patents.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.0 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 24th of 88 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40 Patents | 0 Patents | 40 Patents | Australia |
| 1980s | 122.67 Patents | 0.9 Patents | 121.77 Patents | Australia |
| 1990s | 216.37 Patents | 12.35 Patents | 204.03 Patents | Australia |
| 2000s | 355.78 Patents | 31.39 Patents | 324.39 Patents | Australia |
| 2010s | 379.32 Patents | 82.43 Patents | 296.89 Patents | Australia |
| 2020s | 85.89 Patents | 57.74 Patents | 28.15 Patents | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent grants, Australia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 41.33 Patents against 20.5 Patents in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between Australia and Portugal?
- 20.83 Patents, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Australia ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 24th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants. 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.