Greece vs South Africa: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- Greece
- South Africa
How they compare
Greece currently reports 20.13 Patents against 11 Patents in South Africa, a difference of 9.13 Patents.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.8 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was South Africa ahead.
Greece ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 30th of 88 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5 Patents | 12 Patents | 11.5 Patents | South Africa |
| 1980s | 2.71 Patents | 25.91 Patents | 23.2 Patents | South Africa |
| 1990s | 13.85 Patents | 42.74 Patents | 28.89 Patents | South Africa |
| 2000s | 27.19 Patents | 59.52 Patents | 32.33 Patents | South Africa |
| 2010s | 47.55 Patents | 52.99 Patents | 5.45 Patents | South Africa |
| 2020s | 31.13 Patents | 20.83 Patents | 10.29 Patents | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent grants, Greece or South Africa?
- Greece, at 20.13 Patents against 11 Patents in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between Greece and South Africa?
- 9.13 Patents, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and South Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Greece and South Africa rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Greece ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 30th 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.