Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in Germany
Germany: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants was 5,128 Patents in 2022. ▲ Rising
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in Germany, 1978–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
In 2022, environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Germany stood at 5,128 Patents.
That represents a change of down 36.8% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Germany peaked at 16,045 Patents in 2012 and was at its lowest, 915.33 Patents, in 1978.
Germany ranks 2nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,739 Patents | 915.33 Patents | 2,563 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 5,834 Patents | 3,742 Patents | 8,014 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,432 Patents | 7,333 Patents | 12,734 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,030 Patents | 13,256 Patents | 15,213 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,380 Patents | 12,854 Patents | 16,045 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,062 Patents | 5,128 Patents | 10,941 Patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 3.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0022 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.58 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2544 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -6.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Germany?
- Environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Germany was 5,128 Patents in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 16,045 Patents in 2012.
- What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 915.33 Patents in 1978.
- How does Germany rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Germany ranks 2nd out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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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.