Boston vs Luxembourg: Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications
Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications over time
- Boston
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Boston currently reports 3,823 Patents against 78.2 Patents in Luxembourg, a difference of 3,745 Patents.
That makes Boston's figure about 48.9 times Luxembourg's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Boston has been ahead every year.
Boston ranks 3rd and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 873 regions.
Boston has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Boston | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,314 Patents | 42.66 Patents | 2,272 Patents | Boston |
| 2010s | 2,934 Patents | 68.26 Patents | 2,866 Patents | Boston |
| 2020s | 3,781 Patents | 88.27 Patents | 3,693 Patents | Boston |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications, Boston or Luxembourg?
- Boston, at 3,823 Patents against 78.2 Patents in Luxembourg as of 2022.
- What is the difference in total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications between Boston and Luxembourg?
- 3,745 Patents, with Boston ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Boston and Luxembourg?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Boston and Luxembourg rank globally for total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications?
- Boston ranks 3rd and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 873 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators on total and environment-related patents in Functional Urban Areas (FUAs). The indicator is defined as the fractional count of (environment-related) patent applications. Data sources and methodology The indicator uses patent applications filled under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) at the World International Property Organisation (WIPO) from the OECD, STI Micro-data Lab Intellectual Property Database, http://oe.cd/ipstats. Patents are allocated to FUAs based on the postal addresses of inventors. The year refers to the date the patent application was filed. Patents are classified as environment-related following their technology domain, obtained from the methodology of the Environment-related technologies patents national-level dataset (database documentation). Environment-related patents include patents on climate change mitigation, environmental management, sustainable ocean economy and climate change adaptation technologies. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The definition identifies 1 285 FUAs and 1 402 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Environment-related patents - FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org