Germany vs United States: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
Germany currently reports 5,128 Patents against 3,509 Patents in United States, a difference of 1,619 Patents.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 88 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,739 Patents | 1,569 Patents | 170.78 Patents | Germany |
| 1980s | 5,834 Patents | 6,304 Patents | 470.78 Patents | United States |
| 1990s | 9,432 Patents | 12,059 Patents | 2,627 Patents | United States |
| 2000s | 14,030 Patents | 16,064 Patents | 2,034 Patents | United States |
| 2010s | 15,380 Patents | 21,564 Patents | 6,183 Patents | United States |
| 2020s | 8,062 Patents | 7,721 Patents | 341.62 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 United States?
- Germany, at 5,128 Patents against 3,509 Patents in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between Germany and United States?
- 1,619 Patents, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Germany ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st 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.