Colombia vs Sweden: Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies
Colombia
1 patents
in 2025
Sweden
1 patents
in 2024
Colombia rank
50th
Sweden rank
50th
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies over time
- Colombia
- Sweden
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1 patents against 1 patents in Sweden, a difference of 0 patents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Sweden ahead.
Colombia ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 50th of 64 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 patents | 5 patents | 2 patents | Sweden |
| 2010s | 5.3 patents | 8.4 patents | 3.1 patents | Sweden |
| 2020s | 13.2 patents | 5.2 patents | 8 patents | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies, Colombia or Sweden?
- Colombia, at 1 patents against 1 patents in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies between Colombia and Sweden?
- 0 patents, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sweden?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Sweden rank globally for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies?
- Colombia ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 50th of 64 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data only includes energy source technologies, and excludes technologies such as energy storage or transport. Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.