Germany vs Japan: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
Germany
5,128 Patents
in 2022
Japan
2,344 Patents
in 2022
Germany rank
2nd
Japan rank
4th
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 5,128 Patents against 2,344 Patents in Japan, a difference of 2,784 Patents.
That makes Germany's figure about 2.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 88 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,739 Patents | 324.46 Patents | 1,415 Patents | Germany |
| 1980s | 5,834 Patents | 4,804 Patents | 1,029 Patents | Germany |
| 1990s | 9,432 Patents | 9,348 Patents | 84.48 Patents | Germany |
| 2000s | 14,030 Patents | 11,967 Patents | 2,063 Patents | Germany |
| 2010s | 15,380 Patents | 13,648 Patents | 1,733 Patents | Germany |
| 2020s | 8,062 Patents | 4,726 Patents | 3,336 Patents | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent grants, Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 5,128 Patents against 2,344 Patents in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between Germany and Japan?
- 2,784 Patents, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Germany ranks 2nd 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.