Hong Kong vs Norway: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- Hong Kong
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 108 Patents against 85 Patents in Hong Kong, a difference of 23 Patents.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Norway ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 20th and Norway ranks 18th of 88 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 Patents | 8 Patents | 6 Patents | Norway |
| 1980s | 6.3 Patents | 58.89 Patents | 52.58 Patents | Norway |
| 1990s | 19.4 Patents | 155.16 Patents | 135.76 Patents | Norway |
| 2000s | 92.27 Patents | 220.42 Patents | 128.14 Patents | Norway |
| 2010s | 184.85 Patents | 332.18 Patents | 147.32 Patents | Norway |
| 2020s | 181.54 Patents | 167.39 Patents | 14.15 Patents | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent grants, Hong Kong or Norway?
- Norway, at 108 Patents against 85 Patents in Hong Kong as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between Hong Kong and Norway?
- 23 Patents, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Norway?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Hong Kong and Norway rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Hong Kong ranks 20th and Norway ranks 18th 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.