Japan vs United States: Patents electric vehicles

Japan
25
in 2024
United States
65
in 2024
Japan rank
4th
United States rank
3rd

Patents electric vehicles over time

  • Japan
  • United States
01.0k2.0k3.0k200020122024

How they compare

United States currently reports 65 against 25 in Japan, a difference of 40.

That makes United States's figure about 2.6 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 52 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States Difference Ahead
2000s 1,390 994.1 395.7 Japan
2010s 2,345 2,530 185.7 United States
2020s 865.4 1,368 502.2 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents electric vehicles, Japan or United States?
United States, at 65 against 25 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in patents electric vehicles between Japan and United States?
40, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Japan and United States rank globally for patents electric vehicles?
Japan ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Patents electric vehicles. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patents electric vehicles
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
52 places, 919 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed