Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Chile
Chile: Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies was 2 patents in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Chile, 2008–2025
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 renewable energy technologies in Chile is 2 patents, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 87.5% on the previous year and down 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Chile peaked at 60 patents in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2009.
Chile ranks 33rd of 64 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 renewable energy technologies in Chile, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7 patents | — |
| 2009 | 1 patents | -85.7% |
| 2010 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 patents | +1500.0% |
| 2012 | 17 patents | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 19 patents | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 39 patents | +105.3% |
| 2015 | 34 patents | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 60 patents | +76.5% |
| 2017 | 18 patents | -70.0% |
| 2018 | 23 patents | +27.8% |
| 2019 | 30 patents | +30.4% |
| 2020 | 29 patents | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 34 patents | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 32 patents | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 22 patents | -31.2% |
| 2024 | 16 patents | -27.3% |
| 2025 | 2 patents | -87.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 2 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 3 patents, 67% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Chile's 2 patents is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2 patents, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Chile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1500.0% | 1 patents | 16 patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 patents | 1 patents | 7 patents | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.7 patents | 1 patents | 60 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5 patents | 2 patents | 34 patents | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 33 Argentina 2 patents compare
- 33 Belgium 2 patents compare
- 33 Brazil 2 patents compare
- 33 Canada 2 patents compare
- 33 Cuba 2 patents compare
- 33 Ecuador 2 patents compare
- 33 Greece 2 patents compare
- 33 Latvia 2 patents compare
- 33 Moldova 2 patents compare
- 33 Morocco 2 patents compare
- 33 Netherlands 2 patents compare
- 33 New Zealand 2 patents compare
- 33 Romania 2 patents compare
- 33 San Marino 2 patents compare
- 33 Slovakia 2 patents compare
- 33 Ukraine 2 patents compare
More energy & mining data for Chile
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.972 % 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Chile?
- Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Chile was 2 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 renewable energy technologies recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 60 patents in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2009.
- How does Chile rank for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies?
- Chile ranks 33rd out of 64 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile 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 renewable energy technologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.