Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in France
France: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants was 2,410 Patents in 2022. ▲ Rising
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in France, 1978–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
In 2022, environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in France stood at 2,410 Patents.
That represents a change of down 29.1% on the previous year and down 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in France peaked at 6,758 Patents in 2015 and was at its lowest, 261.83 Patents, in 1978.
France ranks 3rd of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in France, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 261.83 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 977.06 Patents | +273.2% |
| 1980 | 1,663 Patents | +70.2% |
| 1981 | 1,859 Patents | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 2,065 Patents | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 2,160 Patents | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 2,308 Patents | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 2,352 Patents | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 2,705 Patents | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 2,737 Patents | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 3,052 Patents | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 3,116 Patents | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 3,452 Patents | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 3,371 Patents | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 3,484 Patents | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 3,389 Patents | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 3,584 Patents | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 3,635 Patents | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 3,758 Patents | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 3,838 Patents | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 4,087 Patents | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 4,236 Patents | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 4,554 Patents | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 4,285 Patents | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 4,239 Patents | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 4,356 Patents | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 4,641 Patents | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 4,752 Patents | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 5,062 Patents | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 5,097 Patents | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 5,462 Patents | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 5,714 Patents | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 5,749 Patents | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 5,729 Patents | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 6,235 Patents | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 6,283 Patents | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 6,618 Patents | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 6,758 Patents | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 6,580 Patents | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 6,155 Patents | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 6,010 Patents | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 5,499 Patents | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 4,685 Patents | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 3,399 Patents | -27.4% |
| 2022 | 2,410 Patents | -29.1% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 2,410 Patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.5 Patents, 117.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- France's 2,410 Patents is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.13 Patents, 119.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants 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 | +273.2% | 261.83 Patents | 977.06 Patents |
| 1980 | +70.2% | 977.06 Patents | 1,663 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 619.45 Patents | 261.83 Patents | 977.06 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 2,402 Patents | 1,663 Patents | 3,116 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,683 Patents | 3,371 Patents | 4,236 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,816 Patents | 4,239 Patents | 5,714 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,162 Patents | 5,499 Patents | 6,758 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,498 Patents | 2,410 Patents | 4,685 Patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
- 1 OECD 22,278 Patents compare
- 1 United States 3,509 Patents compare
- 2 Germany 5,128 Patents compare
- 3 Netherlands 833.5 Patents compare
- 4 Japan 2,344 Patents compare
- 4 United Kingdom 667.92 Patents compare
- 5 China 1,763 Patents compare
- 5 Poland 114.33 Patents compare
- 6 Türkiye 56 Patents compare
- 6 Italy 1,634 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1777 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in France?
- Environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in France was 2,410 Patents in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 6,758 Patents in 2015.
- What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 261.83 Patents in 1978.
- How does France rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- France ranks 3rd out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.3%. 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 grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.