Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies by country

Data only includes energy source technologies, and excludes technologies such as energy storage or transport. Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.

Countries reporting
62
Highest
1,797 patents
China
Lowest
1 patents
Morocco
Median
3 patents
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,191

What the numbers show

Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies is currently reported for 62 countries. The highest value is 1,797 patents in China; the lowest is 1 patents in Morocco.

The median across all reporting countries is 3 patents, and the mean is 41.55 patents.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,797.

Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in India (up 1,533.3%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 99.6%).

Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 1,797 patents 2024 down 82.3% volatile
2 United States 225 patents 2024 down 95.1% volatile
3 South Korea 88 patents 2024 down 97.1% volatile
4 Japan 79 patents 2024 down 97.9% volatile
5 India 49 patents 2015 up 1,533.3% volatile
6 Taiwan 47 patents 2023 down 96.3% volatile
7 Russia 32 patents 2021 down 64.8% volatile
8 Croatia 26 patents 2021 up 136.4% volatile
9 Australia 25 patents 2024 down 88.7% rising
11 Chile 19 patents 2023 unchanged volatile
12 Israel 18 patents 2024 down 53.8% volatile
13 France 17 patents 2022 down 91.0% volatile
14 South Africa 14 patents 2023 down 77.4% volatile
15 Turkey 9 patents 2021 up 12.5% volatile
16 Philippines 7 patents 2021 up 250.0% volatile
17 Italy 6 patents 2022 down 95.3% volatile
17 Sweden 6 patents 2022 down 25.0% rising
17 Romania 6 patents 2022 up 50.0% volatile
17 Estonia 6 patents 2020 up 50.0% volatile
17 Poland 6 patents 2023 down 91.5% volatile
22 Egypt 5 patents 2012 up 25.0% volatile
22 Slovakia 5 patents 2022 up 150.0% volatile
24 Tunisia 4 patents 2019 down 60.0% volatile
24 Hungary 4 patents 2021 down 63.6% volatile
24 Colombia 4 patents 2024 down 33.3% volatile
24 Peru 4 patents 2022 down 33.3% volatile
24 Slovenia 4 patents 2020 down 60.0% volatile
24 New Zealand 4 patents 2019 down 42.9% volatile
30 Moldova 3 patents 2020 up 200.0% rising
30 Mexico 3 patents 2023 down 97.1% volatile
30 Portugal 3 patents 2022 down 91.7% volatile
30 Hong Kong 3 patents 2019 down 90.0% volatile
30 Germany 3 patents 2024 down 99.4% volatile
30 Czechia 3 patents 2024 down 66.7% volatile
36 Saudi Arabia 2 patents 2023 unchanged volatile
36 Serbia 2 patents 2021 down 66.7% volatile
36 Netherlands 2 patents 2024 down 96.6% volatile
36 Ukraine 2 patents 2020 down 84.6% volatile
36 Switzerland 2 patents 2023 down 91.3% volatile
36 Canada 2 patents 2024 down 99.0% volatile
36 Latvia 2 patents 2018 down 33.3% volatile
36 Lithuania 2 patents 2021 down 66.7% volatile
36 Austria 2 patents 2023 down 90.0% volatile
36 Brazil 2 patents 2023 down 98.5% volatile
36 Costa Rica 2 patents 2020 up 100.0% volatile
36 Malaysia 2 patents 2021 down 97.7% volatile
36 Finland 2 patents 2022 down 80.0% volatile
36 Ecuador 2 patents 2021 up 100.0% volatile
50 San Marino 1 patents 2016 unchanged volatile
50 Argentina 1 patents 2023 down 83.3% volatile
50 Uruguay 1 patents 2021 down 66.7% falling
50 Cuba 1 patents 2022 unchanged volatile
50 Cyprus 1 patents 2023 down 87.5% volatile
50 Denmark 1 patents 2023 down 97.6% volatile
50 Spain 1 patents 2024 down 99.6% volatile
50 Singapore 1 patents 2021 down 99.3% volatile
50 United Kingdom 1 patents 2024 down 99.3% volatile
50 Greece 1 patents 2023 down 88.9% volatile
50 Bulgaria 1 patents 2023 down 75.0% volatile
50 Belgium 1 patents 2024 down 66.7% volatile
50 Norway 1 patents 2023 down 75.0% volatile
50 Morocco 1 patents 2022 down 96.7% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies
Unit
patents
Source
IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
64 places, 1,191 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Data only includes energy source technologies, and excludes technologies such as energy storage or transport. Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.