Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in Italy
Italy: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications was 3,954 Patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in Italy, 1978–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
Italy recorded 3,954 Patents for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in Italy peaked at 4,782 Patents in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14 Patents, in 1978.
That places Italy 7th out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 14 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 164.5 Patents | +1075.0% |
| 1980 | 345.67 Patents | +110.1% |
| 1981 | 629.5 Patents | +82.1% |
| 1982 | 775.47 Patents | +23.2% |
| 1983 | 800.33 Patents | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 1,056 Patents | +32.0% |
| 1985 | 1,159 Patents | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 1,390 Patents | +19.9% |
| 1987 | 1,602 Patents | +15.2% |
| 1988 | 1,900 Patents | +18.6% |
| 1989 | 1,960 Patents | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 2,272 Patents | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 2,016 Patents | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 2,268 Patents | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 2,037 Patents | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 2,093 Patents | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 2,098 Patents | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,337 Patents | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 2,576 Patents | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 2,916 Patents | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 3,045 Patents | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 3,413 Patents | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 3,608 Patents | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 3,701 Patents | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 3,963 Patents | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 4,054 Patents | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 4,212 Patents | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 4,284 Patents | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 4,397 Patents | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 4,184 Patents | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 3,616 Patents | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 3,726 Patents | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3,901 Patents | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 3,734 Patents | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 3,688 Patents | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 3,723 Patents | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3,935 Patents | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 4,170 Patents | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 4,297 Patents | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 4,249 Patents | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 4,301 Patents | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4,602 Patents | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 4,782 Patents | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 4,713 Patents | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 3,954 Patents | -16.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 3,954 Patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 134.16 Patents, 29.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Italy's 3,954 Patents is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 106.83 Patents, 37.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in Italy 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 | +1075.0% | 14 Patents | 164.5 Patents |
| 1980 | +110.1% | 164.5 Patents | 345.67 Patents |
| 1981 | +82.1% | 345.67 Patents | 629.5 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.25 Patents | 14 Patents | 164.5 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,162 Patents | 345.67 Patents | 1,960 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,366 Patents | 2,016 Patents | 3,045 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,943 Patents | 3,413 Patents | 4,397 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,972 Patents | 3,688 Patents | 4,301 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,513 Patents | 3,954 Patents | 4,782 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 4 China 13,210 Patents compare
- 4 Netherlands 4,269 Patents compare
- 5 Poland 508.37 Patents compare
- 5 France 7,903 Patents compare
- 6 Türkiye 390 Patents compare
- 6 Switzerland 5,882 Patents compare
- 7 Slovenia 118.7 Patents compare
- 8 Lithuania 114.83 Patents compare
- 8 Sweden 2,913 Patents compare
- 9 Austria 1,745 Patents compare
- 9 Estonia 49 Patents compare
- 10 Croatia 47.67 Patents compare
- 10 Finland 1,580 Patents compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in Italy?
- Environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in Italy was 3,954 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent applications recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 4,782 Patents in 2021.
- What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent applications recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 Patents in 1978.
- How does Italy rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- Italy ranks 7th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is environment-related technologies patents — patent applications rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.