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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.