Italy vs Sweden: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
Italy
1,634 Patents
in 2022
Sweden
616 Patents
in 2022
Italy rank
6th
Sweden rank
8th
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1,634 Patents against 616 Patents in Sweden, a difference of 1,018 Patents.
That makes Italy's figure about 2.7 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 8th of 88 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54 Patents | 110.92 Patents | 56.92 Patents | Sweden |
| 1980s | 681.91 Patents | 497.97 Patents | 183.95 Patents | Italy |
| 1990s | 1,452 Patents | 997.9 Patents | 453.86 Patents | Italy |
| 2000s | 2,231 Patents | 1,741 Patents | 490.72 Patents | Italy |
| 2010s | 2,877 Patents | 2,475 Patents | 401.84 Patents | Italy |
| 2020s | 2,226 Patents | 1,117 Patents | 1,109 Patents | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent grants, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 1,634 Patents against 616 Patents in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between Italy and Sweden?
- 1,018 Patents, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Italy ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 8th 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.