Portugal vs Saudi Arabia: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- Portugal
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 41.33 Patents against 27 Patents in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 14.33 Patents.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Portugal ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 88 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 1980s | 0.9 Patents | 0.9 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 1990s | 12.35 Patents | 2.29 Patents | 10.05 Patents | Portugal |
| 2000s | 31.39 Patents | 21.46 Patents | 9.93 Patents | Portugal |
| 2010s | 82.43 Patents | 120.22 Patents | 37.79 Patents | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 57.74 Patents | 54.39 Patents | 3.35 Patents | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent grants, Portugal or Saudi Arabia?
- Portugal, at 41.33 Patents against 27 Patents in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 14.33 Patents, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and Saudi Arabia rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Portugal ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th 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.