Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Colombia
Colombia: Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies was 1 patents in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Colombia, 2009–2025
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
In 2025, annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Colombia stood at 1 patents. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Colombia peaked at 23 patents in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2010.
That places Colombia 50th out of 64 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Colombia, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 patents | — |
| 2010 | 1 patents | -66.7% |
| 2011 | 6 patents | +500.0% |
| 2012 | 3 patents | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 4 patents | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 6 patents | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 1 patents | -83.3% |
| 2016 | 2 patents | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 11 patents | +450.0% |
| 2018 | 10 patents | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 9 patents | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 15 patents | +66.7% |
| 2021 | 12 patents | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 23 patents | +91.7% |
| 2023 | 12 patents | -47.8% |
| 2024 | 4 patents | -66.7% |
| 2025 | 1 patents | -75.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1 patents is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1 patents is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 patents | 3 patents | 3 patents | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.3 patents | 1 patents | 11 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.17 patents | 1 patents | 23 patents | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 50 Bulgaria 1 patents compare
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- 50 Hungary 1 patents compare
- 50 India 1 patents compare
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- 50 Tunisia 1 patents compare
- 50 Uruguay 1 patents compare
More energy & mining data for Colombia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -4.05 % 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 (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 9.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Colombia?
- Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Colombia 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 renewable energy technologies recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 23 patents in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies?
- Colombia ranks 50th out of 64 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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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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.