Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications was 13,210 Patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in China (People’s Republic of), 1978–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in China (People’s Republic of) is 13,210 Patents, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.1% on the previous year and up 123.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 18,636 Patents in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 Patents, in 1978.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 4th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.35 Patents | 0 Patents | 49 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.78 Patents | 12.5 Patents | 57 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 918.78 Patents | 100.58 Patents | 2,450 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,776 Patents | 3,612 Patents | 14,210 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,864 Patents | 13,210 Patents | 18,636 Patents | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -15.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.6 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -8.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in China (People’s Republic of) was 13,210 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent applications recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 18,636 Patents in 2022.
- What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent applications recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Patents in 1978.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 4th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is environment-related technologies patents — patent applications rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.