Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Canada
Canada: Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies was 130 patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
Canada recorded 130 patents for annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 79.3% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Canada peaked at 627 patents in 2022 and was at its lowest, 130 patents, in 2023.
Canada ranks 5th of 58 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Canada, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 293 patents | — |
| 2001 | 240 patents | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 181 patents | -24.6% |
| 2003 | 172 patents | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 187 patents | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 192 patents | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 191 patents | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 159 patents | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 188 patents | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 158 patents | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 223 patents | +41.1% |
| 2011 | 251 patents | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 247 patents | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 232 patents | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 256 patents | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 264 patents | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 241 patents | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 276 patents | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 307 patents | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 314 patents | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 405 patents | +29.0% |
| 2021 | 497 patents | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 627 patents | +26.2% |
| 2023 | 130 patents | -79.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 130 patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 4 patents, 32.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 196.1 patents | 158 patents | 293 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 261.1 patents | 223 patents | 314 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 414.75 patents | 130 patents | 627 patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.48 % 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 (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 6.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Canada?
- Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Canada was 130 patents in 2023, 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 627 patents in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for energy storage technologies recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 130 patents in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for annual patents filed for energy storage technologies?
- Canada ranks 5th out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual patents filed for energy storage technologies rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.