Japan vs World: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
Japan
2,344 Patents
in 2022
World
24,843 Patents
in 2022
Japan rank
4th
World rank
1st
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- Japan
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 24,843 Patents against 2,344 Patents in Japan, a difference of 22,499 Patents.
That makes World's figure about 10.6 times Japan's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 88 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 324.46 Patents | 5,793 Patents | 5,469 Patents | World |
| 1980s | 4,804 Patents | 25,532 Patents | 20,728 Patents | World |
| 1990s | 9,348 Patents | 45,930 Patents | 36,582 Patents | World |
| 2000s | 11,967 Patents | 67,548 Patents | 55,580 Patents | World |
| 2010s | 13,648 Patents | 92,172 Patents | 78,525 Patents | World |
| 2020s | 4,726 Patents | 44,328 Patents | 39,602 Patents | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent grants, Japan or World?
- World, at 24,843 Patents against 2,344 Patents in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between Japan and World?
- 22,499 Patents, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and World?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Japan and World rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Japan ranks 4th and World 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.