United States vs World: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
United States
3,509 Patents
in 2022
World
24,843 Patents
in 2022
United States rank
1st
World rank
1st
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- United States
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 24,843 Patents against 3,509 Patents in United States, a difference of 21,334 Patents.
That makes World's figure about 7.1 times United States's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 13 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,569 Patents | 5,793 Patents | 4,224 Patents | World |
| 1980s | 6,304 Patents | 25,532 Patents | 19,228 Patents | World |
| 1990s | 12,059 Patents | 45,930 Patents | 33,871 Patents | World |
| 2000s | 16,064 Patents | 67,548 Patents | 51,484 Patents | World |
| 2010s | 21,564 Patents | 92,172 Patents | 70,609 Patents | World |
| 2020s | 7,721 Patents | 44,328 Patents | 36,607 Patents | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent grants, United States or World?
- World, at 24,843 Patents against 3,509 Patents in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between United States and World?
- 21,334 Patents, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and World?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do United States and World rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- United States ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 13 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.