Belgium vs Spain: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
Belgium
394.5 Patents
in 2022
Spain
285.12 Patents
in 2022
Belgium rank
10th
Spain rank
12th
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 394.5 Patents against 285.12 Patents in Spain, a difference of 109.38 Patents.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 10th and Spain ranks 12th of 88 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.32 Patents | 6 Patents | 72.32 Patents | Belgium |
| 1980s | 201.08 Patents | 45.43 Patents | 155.65 Patents | Belgium |
| 1990s | 424.19 Patents | 176.01 Patents | 248.18 Patents | Belgium |
| 2000s | 685.25 Patents | 419.83 Patents | 265.42 Patents | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1,026 Patents | 729.85 Patents | 295.77 Patents | Belgium |
| 2020s | 593.31 Patents | 459.15 Patents | 134.15 Patents | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent grants, Belgium or Spain?
- Belgium, at 394.5 Patents against 285.12 Patents in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between Belgium and Spain?
- 109.38 Patents, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Belgium ranks 10th and Spain ranks 12th 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.