OECD vs World: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
OECD
22,278 Patents
in 2022
World
24,843 Patents
in 2022
OECD rank
1st
World rank
1st
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- OECD
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 24,843 Patents against 22,278 Patents in OECD, a difference of 2,565 Patents.
That makes World's figure about 1.1 times OECD's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
OECD ranks 1st 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 | OECD | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,755 Patents | 5,793 Patents | 37.66 Patents | World |
| 1980s | 25,346 Patents | 25,532 Patents | 185.98 Patents | World |
| 1990s | 45,398 Patents | 45,930 Patents | 531.53 Patents | World |
| 2000s | 65,515 Patents | 67,548 Patents | 2,033 Patents | World |
| 2010s | 84,599 Patents | 92,172 Patents | 7,573 Patents | World |
| 2020s | 39,168 Patents | 44,328 Patents | 5,160 Patents | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent grants, OECD or World?
- World, at 24,843 Patents against 22,278 Patents in OECD as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between OECD and World?
- 2,565 Patents, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and World?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do OECD and World rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- OECD ranks 1st 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.