Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies by country
Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.
Countries reporting
58
Highest
7,832 patents
China
Lowest
1 patents
Cyprus
Median
2.5 patents
Years covered
26
2000β2025
Data points
1,158
What the numbers show
Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 7,832 patents in China; the lowest is 1 patents in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.5 patents, and the mean is 183.64 patents.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,832.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 933.3%), and the largest decrease in Taiwan (down 99.8%).
Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 7,832 patents | 2025 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 993 patents | 2025 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Japan | 953 patents | 2025 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 4 | South Korea | 295 patents | 2025 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Canada | 130 patents | 2023 | down 44.0% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 80 patents | 2025 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Germany | 67 patents | 2025 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Russia | 35 patents | 2021 | down 81.4% | rising |
| 9 | Morocco | 31 patents | 2024 | up 933.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Singapore | 29 patents | 2020 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 27 patents | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Italy | 24 patents | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 13 | Australia | 20 patents | 2025 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Sweden | 19 patents | 2024 | up 280.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Israel | 9 patents | 2025 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Austria | 8 patents | 2023 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Portugal | 6 patents | 2022 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Argentina | 6 patents | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Denmark | 5 patents | 2022 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Poland | 5 patents | 2024 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Chile | 5 patents | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 19 | Turkey | 5 patents | 2021 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Switzerland | 4 patents | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Philippines | 4 patents | 2022 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Czechia | 4 patents | 2025 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Spain | 4 patents | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Hungary | 4 patents | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 3 patents | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 28 | Netherlands | 3 patents | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Malaysia | 2 patents | 2021 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Romania | 2 patents | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Ecuador | 2 patents | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 30 | Finland | 2 patents | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Serbia | 2 patents | 2022 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Norway | 2 patents | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 2 patents | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 30 | Brazil | 2 patents | 2023 | down 98.3% | rising |
| 30 | Slovenia | 2 patents | 2023 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Greece | 2 patents | 2021 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Ireland | 2 patents | 2020 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 2 patents | 2022 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Slovakia | 1 patents | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 42 | South Africa | 1 patents | 2025 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Taiwan | 1 patents | 2025 | down 99.8% | rising |
| 42 | Tunisia | 1 patents | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 42 | Ukraine | 1 patents | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 42 | San Marino | 1 patents | 2022 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Belgium | 1 patents | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Peru | 1 patents | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 42 | New Zealand | 1 patents | 2022 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 1 patents | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Lithuania | 1 patents | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Colombia | 1 patents | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | India | 1 patents | 2022 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Hong Kong | 1 patents | 2020 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Cuba | 1 patents | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 42 | France | 1 patents | 2025 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Cyprus | 1 patents | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
About this data
Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.