Sweden vs Taiwan, China: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
Sweden
616 Patents
in 2022
Taiwan, China
343 Patents
in 2022
Sweden rank
8th
Taiwan, China rank
11th
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- Sweden
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 616 Patents against 343 Patents in Taiwan, China, a difference of 273 Patents.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.8 times Taiwan, China's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 8th and Taiwan, China ranks 11th of 88 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 110.92 Patents | 1 Patents | 109.92 Patents | Sweden |
| 1980s | 497.97 Patents | 12.6 Patents | 485.37 Patents | Sweden |
| 1990s | 997.9 Patents | 58.22 Patents | 939.68 Patents | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1,741 Patents | 270.9 Patents | 1,470 Patents | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2,475 Patents | 751.44 Patents | 1,724 Patents | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1,117 Patents | 501.75 Patents | 615.57 Patents | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent grants, Sweden or Taiwan, China?
- Sweden, at 616 Patents against 343 Patents in Taiwan, China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between Sweden and Taiwan, China?
- 273 Patents, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Taiwan, China?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Sweden and Taiwan, China rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Sweden ranks 8th and Taiwan, China ranks 11th 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.