Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Hungary
Hungary: Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies was 1 patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Hungary, 2000–2023
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 1 patents for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 95.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Hungary peaked at 46 patents in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2001.
That places Hungary 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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 patents | — |
| 2001 | 1 patents | -83.3% |
| 2004 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 patents | +300.0% |
| 2007 | 6 patents | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 1 patents | -83.3% |
| 2009 | 7 patents | +600.0% |
| 2010 | 11 patents | +57.1% |
| 2011 | 11 patents | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 patents | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 23 patents | +76.9% |
| 2014 | 22 patents | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 31 patents | +40.9% |
| 2016 | 19 patents | -38.7% |
| 2017 | 46 patents | +142.1% |
| 2018 | 15 patents | -67.4% |
| 2019 | 25 patents | +66.7% |
| 2020 | 13 patents | -48.0% |
| 2021 | 14 patents | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 2 patents | -85.7% |
| 2023 | 1 patents | -50.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 1 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 3 patents, 33% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 1 patents is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Hungary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +600.0% | 1 patents | 7 patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.38 patents | 1 patents | 7 patents | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.6 patents | 11 patents | 46 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5 patents | 1 patents | 14 patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 50 Bulgaria 1 patents compare
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- 50 Estonia 1 patents compare
- 50 India 1 patents compare
- 50 Ireland 1 patents compare
- 50 Serbia 1 patents compare
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More energy & mining data for Hungary
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.6073 % 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 8.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Hungary?
- Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Hungary 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 46 patents in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2001.
- How does Hungary rank for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies?
- Hungary ranks 50th out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary 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.