Austria vs Belgium: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Austria currently reports 475.7 Patents against 394.5 Patents in Belgium, a difference of 81.2 Patents.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 9th and Belgium ranks 10th of 88 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Belgium in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.07 Patents | 78.32 Patents | 22.25 Patents | Belgium |
| 1980s | 279.67 Patents | 201.08 Patents | 78.59 Patents | Austria |
| 1990s | 460.11 Patents | 424.19 Patents | 35.91 Patents | Austria |
| 2000s | 751.3 Patents | 685.25 Patents | 66.05 Patents | Austria |
| 2010s | 1,299 Patents | 1,026 Patents | 273.75 Patents | Austria |
| 2020s | 804.47 Patents | 593.31 Patents | 211.16 Patents | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent grants, Austria or Belgium?
- Austria, at 475.7 Patents against 394.5 Patents in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between Austria and Belgium?
- 81.2 Patents, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Austria ranks 9th and Belgium ranks 10th 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.