Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Croatia
Croatia: Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies was 2 patents in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Croatia, 2001–2022
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 2 patents for annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 83.3% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Croatia peaked at 12 patents in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2001.
Croatia ranks 30th 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 Croatia, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 patents | — |
| 2003 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 patents | +200.0% |
| 2010 | 5 patents | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 5 patents | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 patents | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 patents | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 10 patents | +66.7% |
| 2015 | 3 patents | -70.0% |
| 2016 | 6 patents | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 3 patents | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 8 patents | +166.7% |
| 2019 | 4 patents | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 10 patents | +150.0% |
| 2021 | 12 patents | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 2 patents | -83.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 2 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 4 patents, 50% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 2 patents is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2 patents, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.29 patents | 1 patents | 3 patents | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.5 patents | 3 patents | 10 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 patents | 2 patents | 12 patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 28 Netherlands 3 patents compare
- 28 Saudi Arabia 3 patents compare
- 30 Brazil 2 patents compare
- 30 Bulgaria 2 patents compare
- 30 Ecuador 2 patents compare
- 30 Finland 2 patents compare
- 30 Greece 2 patents compare
- 30 Ireland 2 patents compare
- 30 Malaysia 2 patents compare
- 30 Norway 2 patents compare
- 30 Romania 2 patents compare
- 30 Serbia 2 patents compare
- 30 Slovenia 2 patents compare
More energy & mining data for Croatia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.04 % 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 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 15.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Croatia?
- Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Croatia was 2 patents in 2022, 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 12 patents in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for energy storage technologies recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2001.
- How does Croatia rank for annual patents filed for energy storage technologies?
- Croatia ranks 30th out of 58 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual patents filed for energy storage technologies rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia 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.