France vs Japan: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
France
2,410 Patents
in 2022
Japan
2,344 Patents
in 2022
France rank
3rd
Japan rank
4th
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
France currently reports 2,410 Patents against 2,344 Patents in Japan, a difference of 66 Patents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was France ahead.
France ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 4th of 88 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 619.45 Patents | 324.46 Patents | 294.99 Patents | France |
| 1980s | 2,402 Patents | 4,804 Patents | 2,402 Patents | Japan |
| 1990s | 3,683 Patents | 9,348 Patents | 5,664 Patents | Japan |
| 2000s | 4,816 Patents | 11,967 Patents | 7,151 Patents | Japan |
| 2010s | 6,162 Patents | 13,648 Patents | 7,486 Patents | Japan |
| 2020s | 3,498 Patents | 4,726 Patents | 1,228 Patents | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent grants, France or Japan?
- France, at 2,410 Patents against 2,344 Patents in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between France and Japan?
- 66 Patents, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- France ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 4th 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.