Italy vs Japan: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
Italy
1,634 Patents
in 2022
Japan
2,344 Patents
in 2022
Italy rank
6th
Japan rank
4th
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2,344 Patents against 1,634 Patents in Italy, a difference of 710 Patents.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 88 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54 Patents | 324.46 Patents | 270.46 Patents | Japan |
| 1980s | 681.91 Patents | 4,804 Patents | 4,122 Patents | Japan |
| 1990s | 1,452 Patents | 9,348 Patents | 7,896 Patents | Japan |
| 2000s | 2,231 Patents | 11,967 Patents | 9,736 Patents | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,877 Patents | 13,648 Patents | 10,771 Patents | Japan |
| 2020s | 2,226 Patents | 4,726 Patents | 2,500 Patents | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent grants, Italy or Japan?
- Japan, at 2,344 Patents against 1,634 Patents in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between Italy and Japan?
- 710 Patents, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Italy ranks 6th 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.