Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Belgium
Belgium: Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies was 1 patents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1 patents for annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Belgium peaked at 4 patents in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2007.
Belgium ranks 42nd of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Belgium, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 patents | — |
| 2007 | 1 patents | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 patents | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 1 patents | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 patents | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 1 patents | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 3 patents | +200.0% |
| 2021 | 1 patents | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 patents | +300.0% |
| 2024 | 1 patents | -75.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 4 patents, 25% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1 patents is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.33 patents | 1 patents | 2 patents | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.22 patents | 1 patents | 2 patents | 9 |
| 2020s | 2 patents | 1 patents | 4 patents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 42 Colombia 1 patents compare
- 42 Cyprus 1 patents compare
- 42 France 1 patents compare
- 42 Hong Kong 1 patents compare
- 42 India 1 patents compare
- 42 Lithuania 1 patents compare
- 42 Luxembourg 1 patents compare
- 42 New Zealand 1 patents compare
- 42 Peru 1 patents compare
- 42 South Africa 1 patents compare
- 42 Taiwan 1 patents compare
- 42 Tunisia 1 patents compare
- 42 Ukraine 1 patents compare
- 42 Cuba 1 patents compare
- 42 San Marino 1 patents compare
- 42 Slovakia 1 patents compare
More energy & mining data for Belgium
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.47 % 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 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Belgium?
- Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Belgium was 1 patents in 2024, 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4 patents in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for energy storage technologies recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2007.
- How does Belgium rank for annual patents filed for energy storage technologies?
- Belgium ranks 42nd out of 58 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual patents filed for energy storage technologies rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium 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.