France vs United Kingdom: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
France
2,410 Patents
in 2022
United Kingdom
667.92 Patents
in 2022
France rank
3rd
United Kingdom rank
4th
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
France currently reports 2,410 Patents against 667.92 Patents in United Kingdom, a difference of 1,742 Patents.
That makes France's figure about 3.6 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 88 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 619.45 Patents | 470.95 Patents | 148.5 Patents | France |
| 1980s | 2,402 Patents | 1,448 Patents | 953.46 Patents | France |
| 1990s | 3,683 Patents | 1,987 Patents | 1,697 Patents | France |
| 2000s | 4,816 Patents | 2,252 Patents | 2,564 Patents | France |
| 2010s | 6,162 Patents | 2,789 Patents | 3,373 Patents | France |
| 2020s | 3,498 Patents | 1,264 Patents | 2,235 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 United Kingdom?
- France, at 2,410 Patents against 667.92 Patents in United Kingdom as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between France and United Kingdom?
- 1,742 Patents, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- France ranks 3rd and United Kingdom 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.