Canada vs Spain: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
Canada
203.17 Patents
in 2022
Spain
285.12 Patents
in 2022
Canada rank
15th
Spain rank
12th
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 285.12 Patents against 203.17 Patents in Canada, a difference of 81.95 Patents.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 15th and Spain ranks 12th of 88 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.5 Patents | 6 Patents | 23.5 Patents | Canada |
| 1980s | 178.03 Patents | 45.43 Patents | 132.6 Patents | Canada |
| 1990s | 474.64 Patents | 176.01 Patents | 298.63 Patents | Canada |
| 2000s | 899.44 Patents | 419.83 Patents | 479.61 Patents | Canada |
| 2010s | 969.17 Patents | 729.85 Patents | 239.32 Patents | Canada |
| 2020s | 340.83 Patents | 459.15 Patents | 118.32 Patents | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent grants, Canada or Spain?
- Spain, at 285.12 Patents against 203.17 Patents in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between Canada and Spain?
- 81.95 Patents, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Canada ranks 15th 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.