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.
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
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 7.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0005 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.16 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.25 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -6.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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.