Number of PCT Patents in Environment-Related Technology

This key economic indicator for the Environment sector has been recently updated.

  1. China Number of PCT Patents in Environment-Related Technology was up 5.1% in 2019, compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 China Number of PCT Patents in Environment-Related Technology grew 10.5% year on year at 1,851.25 Patents.
  3. In 2019 South Korea was ranked number 5 in Number of PCT Patents in Environment-Related Technology.

Top Countries in Number of PCT Patents in Environment-Related Technology

Units (Patents) - 1977 to 2019

# 60 Countries Units (Patents) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Japan
2,032 2019 -5.7 % -14.0 % View data
2 #2
United States
2,015 2019 -5.8 % -11.6 % View data
3 #3
China
1,851 2019 +5.1 % +10.5 % View data
4 #4
Germany
1,298 2019 -4.4 % -10.3 % View data
5 #5
South Korea
757 2019 -0.4 % -5.0 % View data
6 #6
France
428 2019 -6.2 % -15.4 % View data
7 #7
United Kingdom
309 2019 -3.8 % -8.6 % View data
8 #8
Netherlands
205 2019 -4.3 % -11.6 % View data
9 #9
Denmark
182 2019 -1.6 % -7.2 % View data
10 #10
Italy
176 2019 -2.8 % -8.6 % View data
11 #11
Sweden
174 2019 -3.1 % -11.9 % View data
12 #12
Canada
164 2019 -3.7 % -10.8 % View data
13 #13
Switzerland
148 2019 -5.9 % -13.7 % View data
14 #14
Finland
125 2019 -1.9 % -8.1 % View data
15 #15
Australia
107 2019 -5.0 % -8.8 % View data
16 #16
India
103 2019 +0.4 % -1.9 % View data
17 #17
Spain
94 2019 -5.3 % -13.8 % View data
18 #18
Belgium
85 2019 -0.8 % -6.3 % View data
19 #19
Austria
79 2019 -4.6 % -12.0 % View data
20 #20
Israel
69 2019 -3.7 % -8.4 % View data
21 #21
Saudi Arabia
69 2019 +4.1 % +3.1 % View data
22 #22
Brazil
57 2019 +0.6 % -1.2 % View data
23 #23
Russia
54 2019 -3.3 % -12.8 % View data
24 #24
Turkey
53 2019 +2.6 % -5.8 % View data
25 #25
Norway
50 2019 -3.6 % -2.6 % View data
26 #26
Singapore
41 2019 -2.6 % -8.9 % View data
27 #27
Poland
27 2019 -0.4 % -10.9 % View data
28 #28
Mexico
26 2019 -0.2 % -12.0 % View data
29 #29
Ireland
22 2019 -4.9 % -7.4 % View data
30 #30
Luxembourg
20 2019 -7.1 % -21.9 % View data
31 #31
Colombia
17 2019 +5.0 % +22.3 % View data
32 #32
Chile
17 2019 +1.0 % -6.0 % View data
33 #33
South Africa
15 2019 -10.3 % -17.1 % View data
34 #34
Czech Republic
14 2019 -0.6 % -0.2 % View data
35 #35
Ukraine
11 2019 -0.1 % -5.3 % View data
36 #36
Portugal
10 2019 -3.4 % -3.8 % View data
37 #37
Hungary
9 2019 -6.0 % -12.0 % View data
38 #38
New Zealand
9 2019 -15.8 % -26.6 % View data
39 #39
Slovenia
9 2019 +1.5 % -8.8 % View data
40 #40
Malaysia
9 2019 -8.0 % -17.1 % View data
41 #41
United Arab Emirates
7 2019 +2.1 % -7.4 % View data
42 #42
Morocco
7 2019 +1.7 % +3.7 % View data
43 #43
Estonia
7 2019 +4.7 % +2.9 % View data
44 #44
Bulgaria
7 2019 +0.7 % -7.3 % View data
45 #45
Greece
6 2019 -6.7 % -16.5 % View data
46 #46
Thailand
6 2019 -4.6 % -17.9 % View data
47 #47
Kazakhstan
5 2019 +3.1 % +39.1 % View data
48 #48
Costa Rica
4 2019 +7.2 % +29.1 % View data
49 #49
Lithuania
3 2019 +0.1 % -4.7 % View data
50 #50
Peru
3 2019 +3.3 % -4.9 % View data
51 #51
Malta
3 2019 +0.0 % +0.7 % View data
52 #52
Slovakia
3 2019 -5.3 % -7.7 % View data
53 #53
Croatia
3 2019 -3.9 % +20.1 % View data
54 #54
Iceland
2 2019 +2.9 % -3.8 % View data
55 #55
Argentina
2 2019 -3.5 % -14.7 % View data
56 #56
Latvia
2 2019 +0.0 % -5.6 % View data
57 #57
Romania
1 2019 -26.2 % -28.3 % View data
58 #58
Indonesia
1 2019 -5.7 % +9.9 % View data
59 #59
Egypt
1 2019 -38.3 % -43.4 % View data
60 #60
Cyprus
1 2019 -29.4 % -32.9 % View data

Source: OECD

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