Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in France
France: Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies was 1 patents in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in France, 2000–2025
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
France recorded 1 patents for annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 96.8% on the previous year and down 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in France peaked at 302 patents in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2025.
France 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 France, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58 patents | — |
| 2001 | 47 patents | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 53 patents | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 46 patents | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 70 patents | +52.2% |
| 2005 | 51 patents | -27.1% |
| 2006 | 60 patents | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 66 patents | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 68 patents | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 100 patents | +47.1% |
| 2010 | 159 patents | +59.0% |
| 2011 | 162 patents | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 201 patents | +24.1% |
| 2013 | 187 patents | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 155 patents | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 133 patents | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 133 patents | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 196 patents | +47.4% |
| 2018 | 246 patents | +25.5% |
| 2019 | 291 patents | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 264 patents | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 154 patents | -41.7% |
| 2022 | 89 patents | -42.2% |
| 2023 | 302 patents | +239.3% |
| 2024 | 31 patents | -89.7% |
| 2025 | 1 patents | -96.8% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 4 patents, 25% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- France's 1 patents is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +239.3% | 89 patents | 302 patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.9 patents | 46 patents | 100 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 186.3 patents | 133 patents | 291 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 140.17 patents | 1 patents | 302 patents | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 42 Belgium 1 patents compare
- 42 Colombia 1 patents compare
- 42 Cyprus 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 France
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.2519 % 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 12.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in France?
- Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in France was 1 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 302 patents in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for energy storage technologies recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2025.
- How does France rank for annual patents filed for energy storage technologies?
- France ranks 42nd out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual patents filed for energy storage technologies rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France 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.