Patents energy storage in South Africa
South Africa: Patents energy storage was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
down 95.0%
World rank
39th
of 55 countries
All-time high
36
in 2022
All-time low
1
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Patents energy storage in South Africa, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patents energy storage in South Africa is 1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 95.0% on the previous year and down 91.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents energy storage in South Africa peaked at 36 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2024.
South Africa ranks 39th of 55 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.
Patents energy storage in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 | — |
| 2001 | 11 | +120.0% |
| 2002 | 15 | +36.4% |
| 2003 | 11 | -26.7% |
| 2004 | 8 | -27.3% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 11 | +37.5% |
| 2009 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 12 | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 13 | -27.8% |
| 2014 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 17 | +41.7% |
| 2016 | 12 | -29.4% |
| 2017 | 19 | +58.3% |
| 2018 | 23 | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 18 | -21.7% |
| 2020 | 10 | -44.4% |
| 2021 | 22 | +120.0% |
| 2022 | 36 | +63.6% |
| 2023 | 20 | -44.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | -95.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5 | 5 | 15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6 | 12 | 23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8 | 1 | 36 | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for South Africa
- Fuel imports 17.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 30.3% (2025)
- Gas production 0.6284 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 9.82 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.6284 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 9.82 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents energy storage in South Africa?
- Patents energy storage in South Africa was 1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest patents energy storage recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 36 in 2022.
- What is the lowest patents energy storage recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2024.
- How does South Africa rank for patents energy storage?
- South Africa ranks 39th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patents energy storage rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Patents energy storage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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