France vs Netherlands: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
France
2,410 Patents
in 2022
Netherlands
833.5 Patents
in 2022
France rank
3rd
Netherlands rank
3rd
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
France currently reports 2,410 Patents against 833.5 Patents in Netherlands, a difference of 1,576 Patents.
That makes France's figure about 2.9 times Netherlands's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 88 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 619.45 Patents | 198.41 Patents | 421.04 Patents | France |
| 1980s | 2,402 Patents | 926.8 Patents | 1,475 Patents | France |
| 1990s | 3,683 Patents | 1,441 Patents | 2,242 Patents | France |
| 2000s | 4,816 Patents | 2,025 Patents | 2,791 Patents | France |
| 2010s | 6,162 Patents | 2,574 Patents | 3,587 Patents | France |
| 2020s | 3,498 Patents | 1,329 Patents | 2,169 Patents | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent grants, France or Netherlands?
- France, at 2,410 Patents against 833.5 Patents in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between France and Netherlands?
- 1,576 Patents, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- France ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 3rd 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.