Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Croatia
Croatia: Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies was 1 patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Croatia, 2000–2023
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 1 patents for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Croatia peaked at 27 patents in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2004.
That places Croatia 50th out of 64 countries with data for 2023, 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 Croatia, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 patents | — |
| 2004 | 1 patents | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 3 patents | +200.0% |
| 2008 | 14 patents | +366.7% |
| 2009 | 4 patents | -71.4% |
| 2010 | 10 patents | +150.0% |
| 2011 | 9 patents | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 21 patents | +133.3% |
| 2013 | 17 patents | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 17 patents | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 patents | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 15 patents | -21.1% |
| 2017 | 20 patents | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 6 patents | -70.0% |
| 2019 | 27 patents | +350.0% |
| 2020 | 12 patents | -55.6% |
| 2021 | 9 patents | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 2 patents | -77.8% |
| 2023 | 1 patents | -50.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 3 patents, 33% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1 patents is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8 patents | 1 patents | 14 patents | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.1 patents | 6 patents | 27 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 patents | 1 patents | 12 patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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More energy & mining data for Croatia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.04 % 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% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Croatia?
- Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Croatia was 1 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 renewable energy technologies recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 27 patents in 2019.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2004.
- How does Croatia rank for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies?
- Croatia ranks 50th out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia 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.