Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in France
France: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications was 7,903 Patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in France, 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 France is 7,903 Patents, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 17.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in France peaked at 9,960 Patents in 2015 and was at its lowest, 329.25 Patents, in 1978.
France ranks 5th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in France, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 329.25 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 1,262 Patents | +283.4% |
| 1980 | 2,138 Patents | +69.3% |
| 1981 | 2,373 Patents | +11.0% |
| 1982 | 2,742 Patents | +15.5% |
| 1983 | 2,855 Patents | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 3,080 Patents | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 3,161 Patents | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 3,597 Patents | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 3,696 Patents | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 4,220 Patents | +14.2% |
| 1989 | 4,583 Patents | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 4,991 Patents | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 4,711 Patents | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 4,858 Patents | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 4,599 Patents | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 4,747 Patents | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 4,917 Patents | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 5,088 Patents | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 5,608 Patents | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 6,321 Patents | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 6,662 Patents | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 7,257 Patents | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 7,161 Patents | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 7,305 Patents | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 7,490 Patents | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 7,873 Patents | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 8,229 Patents | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 8,448 Patents | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 8,571 Patents | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 8,904 Patents | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 8,989 Patents | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 8,951 Patents | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 8,913 Patents | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 9,267 Patents | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 9,406 Patents | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 9,829 Patents | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 9,960 Patents | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 9,444 Patents | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 9,112 Patents | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 9,289 Patents | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 9,166 Patents | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 9,430 Patents | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 9,011 Patents | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 9,603 Patents | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 7,903 Patents | -17.7% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 7,903 Patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 134.16 Patents, 58.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- France's 7,903 Patents is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 106.83 Patents, 74.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +283.4% | 329.25 Patents | 1,262 Patents |
| 1980 | +69.3% | 1,262 Patents | 2,138 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 795.82 Patents | 329.25 Patents | 1,262 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 3,244 Patents | 2,138 Patents | 4,583 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,250 Patents | 4,599 Patents | 6,662 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,023 Patents | 7,161 Patents | 8,989 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,334 Patents | 8,913 Patents | 9,960 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,987 Patents | 7,903 Patents | 9,603 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 2 Germany 18,453 Patents compare
- 3 United Kingdom 4,653 Patents compare
- 3 Japan 15,250 Patents compare
- 4 China 13,210 Patents compare
- 4 Netherlands 4,269 Patents compare
- 5 Poland 508.37 Patents compare
- 6 Türkiye 390 Patents compare
- 6 Switzerland 5,882 Patents compare
- 7 Slovenia 118.7 Patents compare
- 7 Italy 3,954 Patents compare
- 8 Lithuania 114.83 Patents compare
- 8 Sweden 2,913 Patents compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in France?
- Environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in France was 7,903 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent applications recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 9,960 Patents in 2015.
- What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent applications recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 329.25 Patents in 1978.
- How does France rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- France ranks 5th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is environment-related technologies patents — patent applications rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.