Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Australia
Australia: Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies was 20 patents in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Australia, 2000–2025
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Australia is 20 patents, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 84.4% on the previous year and down 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Australia peaked at 453 patents in 2003 and was at its lowest, 20 patents, in 2025.
Australia ranks 13th of 58 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Australia, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 352 patents | — |
| 2001 | 400 patents | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 214 patents | -46.5% |
| 2003 | 453 patents | +111.7% |
| 2004 | 58 patents | -87.2% |
| 2005 | 53 patents | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 54 patents | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 61 patents | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 71 patents | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 72 patents | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 104 patents | +44.4% |
| 2011 | 112 patents | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 97 patents | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 98 patents | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 124 patents | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 158 patents | +27.4% |
| 2016 | 171 patents | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 210 patents | +22.8% |
| 2018 | 220 patents | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 214 patents | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 313 patents | +46.3% |
| 2021 | 374 patents | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 335 patents | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 340 patents | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 128 patents | -62.4% |
| 2025 | 20 patents | -84.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 20 patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 4 patents, 5.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Australia's 20 patents is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20 patents, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 178.8 patents | 53 patents | 453 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 150.8 patents | 97 patents | 220 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 251.67 patents | 20 patents | 374 patents | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More energy & mining data for Australia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.4235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Australia?
- Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Australia was 20 patents in 2025, according to IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual patents filed for energy storage technologies recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 453 patents in 2003.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for energy storage technologies recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 patents in 2025.
- How does Australia rank for annual patents filed for energy storage technologies?
- Australia ranks 13th out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual patents filed for energy storage technologies rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.