Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in Japan
Japan: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants was 2,344 Patents in 2022. ▲ Rising
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in Japan, 1978–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
Japan recorded 2,344 Patents for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in 2022.
The figure is down 46.1% on the previous year and down 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Japan peaked at 14,944 Patents in 2015 and was at its lowest, 99.75 Patents, in 1978.
Japan ranks 4th 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 | 324.46 Patents | 99.75 Patents | 549.17 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 4,804 Patents | 1,418 Patents | 8,604 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,348 Patents | 8,228 Patents | 10,085 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,967 Patents | 11,201 Patents | 12,932 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,648 Patents | 10,509 Patents | 14,944 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,726 Patents | 2,344 Patents | 7,485 Patents | 3 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -20.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5479 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.21 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Japan?
- Environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Japan was 2,344 Patents in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 14,944 Patents in 2015.
- What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.75 Patents in 1978.
- How does Japan rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Japan ranks 4th out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.