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
05.0k10.0k15.0k197820002022

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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Indicator
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
Unit
Patents
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
104 places, 4,680 data points, 1978–2022
Last refreshed

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