Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Romania
Romania: Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies was 2 patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Romania, 2000–2023
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 Romania is 2 patents, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Romania peaked at 8 patents in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2001.
That places Romania 30th out of 58 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 patents | — |
| 2001 | 1 patents | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 patents | +200.0% |
| 2014 | 5 patents | +66.7% |
| 2015 | 5 patents | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 patents | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 patents | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 1 patents | -83.3% |
| 2019 | 8 patents | +700.0% |
| 2020 | 1 patents | -87.5% |
| 2021 | 2 patents | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 4 patents | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 2 patents | -50.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 2 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 4 patents, 50% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Romania's 2 patents is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2 patents, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Romania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +700.0% | 1 patents | 8 patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.33 patents | 1 patents | 2 patents | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.25 patents | 1 patents | 8 patents | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.25 patents | 1 patents | 4 patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 28 Netherlands 3 patents compare
- 28 Saudi Arabia 3 patents compare
- 30 Brazil 2 patents compare
- 30 Bulgaria 2 patents compare
- 30 Croatia 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 Serbia 2 patents compare
- 30 Slovenia 2 patents compare
More energy & mining data for Romania
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.74 % 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 (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 8.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Romania?
- Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies in Romania was 2 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 8 patents in 2019.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for energy storage technologies recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2001.
- How does Romania rank for annual patents filed for energy storage technologies?
- Romania ranks 30th out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual patents filed for energy storage technologies rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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.