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
53
Highest
5,034 patents
China
Lowest
1 patents
Cyprus
Median
2 patents
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,074

What the numbers show

Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 5,034 patents in China; the lowest is 1 patents in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 2 patents, and the mean is 149.17 patents.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5,034.

Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 99.4%).

Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 5,034 patents 2024 down 56.9% volatile
2 Japan 1,221 patents 2024 down 81.9% rising
3 United States 768 patents 2024 down 84.5% volatile
4 Taiwan 235 patents 2023 down 61.5% rising
5 South Korea 155 patents 2024 down 96.4% volatile
6 Canada 113 patents 2023 down 50.4% rising
7 France 107 patents 2023 down 40.6% volatile
8 Russia 35 patents 2021 down 81.4% rising
9 Singapore 29 patents 2020 down 9.4% volatile
10 Australia 23 patents 2024 down 81.3% volatile
11 Chile 22 patents 2023 up 175.0% volatile
12 Hungary 17 patents 2023 down 67.3% volatile
13 Philippines 16 patents 2021 up 77.8% volatile
13 Germany 16 patents 2024 down 98.8% volatile
15 Israel 15 patents 2024 down 28.6% volatile
16 Mexico 10 patents 2023 down 81.1% volatile
17 Italy 8 patents 2022 down 66.7% volatile
18 Argentina 7 patents 2022 unchanged volatile
20 Ukraine 6 patents 2019 up 100.0% falling
20 Sweden 6 patents 2024 up 20.0% volatile
20 Netherlands 6 patents 2023 up 200.0% volatile
23 Turkey 5 patents 2021 up 25.0% volatile
24 Poland 4 patents 2023 down 96.7% volatile
24 Peru 4 patents 2021 up 300.0% volatile
24 Norway 4 patents 2023 down 63.6% volatile
27 United Kingdom 3 patents 2024 down 96.5% volatile
28 Greece 2 patents 2021 down 33.3% volatile
28 Saudi Arabia 2 patents 2022 down 33.3% rising
28 Portugal 2 patents 2022 down 92.0% volatile
28 Serbia 2 patents 2021 down 33.3% volatile
28 Czechia 2 patents 2024 unchanged volatile
28 Colombia 2 patents 2024 up 100.0% volatile
28 Slovenia 2 patents 2020 down 66.7% volatile
28 Brazil 2 patents 2023 down 98.3% rising
28 Ecuador 2 patents 2023 up 100.0% rising
28 Finland 2 patents 2023 down 66.7% volatile
39 South Africa 1 patents 2024 down 91.7% volatile
39 Belgium 1 patents 2022 unchanged rising
39 Austria 1 patents 2023 down 95.2% volatile
39 Morocco 1 patents 2023 down 50.0% volatile
39 Tunisia 1 patents 2019 unchanged rising
39 Bulgaria 1 patents 2020 unchanged falling
39 Romania 1 patents 2023 down 80.0% volatile
39 New Zealand 1 patents 2022 down 80.0% volatile
39 Malaysia 1 patents 2021 down 96.2% volatile
39 Lithuania 1 patents 2023 down 75.0% volatile
39 Switzerland 1 patents 2023 down 83.3% volatile
39 India 1 patents 2019 unchanged volatile
39 Croatia 1 patents 2022 unchanged volatile
39 Hong Kong 1 patents 2020 down 97.8% volatile
39 Spain 1 patents 2024 down 99.4% volatile
39 Denmark 1 patents 2022 down 97.7% volatile
39 Cyprus 1 patents 2022 down 75.0% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies
Unit
patents
Source
IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
55 places, 1,074 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.