Germany vs Korea: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
Germany
5,128 Patents
in 2022
Korea
1,263 Patents
in 2022
Germany rank
2nd
Korea rank
2nd
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- Germany
- Korea
How they compare
Germany currently reports 5,128 Patents against 1,263 Patents in Korea, a difference of 3,865 Patents.
That makes Germany's figure about 4.1 times Korea's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 2nd of 88 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,739 Patents | 0 Patents | 1,739 Patents | Germany |
| 1980s | 5,834 Patents | 6.2 Patents | 5,827 Patents | Germany |
| 1990s | 9,432 Patents | 233.33 Patents | 9,199 Patents | Germany |
| 2000s | 14,030 Patents | 1,711 Patents | 12,319 Patents | Germany |
| 2010s | 15,380 Patents | 4,479 Patents | 10,902 Patents | Germany |
| 2020s | 8,062 Patents | 2,518 Patents | 5,544 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 Korea?
- Germany, at 5,128 Patents against 1,263 Patents in Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between Germany and Korea?
- 3,865 Patents, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Korea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Korea rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Germany ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 2nd 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.