Malta vs South Africa: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
Malta
8 Patents
in 2022
South Africa
11 Patents
in 2022
Malta rank
33rd
South Africa rank
30th
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- Malta
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 11 Patents against 8 Patents in Malta, a difference of 3 Patents.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Malta's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 30th of 88 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5 Patents | 12 Patents | 11.5 Patents | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1 Patents | 25.91 Patents | 25.81 Patents | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.38 Patents | 42.74 Patents | 41.36 Patents | South Africa |
| 2000s | 17 Patents | 59.52 Patents | 42.52 Patents | South Africa |
| 2010s | 29.8 Patents | 52.99 Patents | 23.19 Patents | South Africa |
| 2020s | 13.83 Patents | 20.83 Patents | 7 Patents | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent grants, Malta or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 11 Patents against 8 Patents in Malta as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between Malta and South Africa?
- 3 Patents, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Malta and South Africa rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Malta ranks 33rd 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.