Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Ireland
Ireland: Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies was 1 patents in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Ireland, 2004–2021
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 Ireland is 1 patents, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Ireland peaked at 12 patents in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2004.
That places Ireland 50th out of 64 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Ireland, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 patents | — |
| 2005 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 patents | +1100.0% |
| 2009 | 6 patents | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 2 patents | -66.7% |
| 2019 | 1 patents | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 2 patents | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 1 patents | -50.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 3 patents, 33% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ireland'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 | 5 patents | 1 patents | 12 patents | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.5 patents | 1 patents | 2 patents | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.5 patents | 1 patents | 2 patents | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 50 Bulgaria 1 patents compare
- 50 Colombia 1 patents compare
- 50 Costa Rica 1 patents compare
- 50 Croatia 1 patents compare
- 50 Cyprus 1 patents compare
- 50 Denmark 1 patents compare
- 50 Estonia 1 patents compare
- 50 Hungary 1 patents compare
- 50 India 1 patents compare
- 50 Serbia 1 patents compare
- 50 Singapore 1 patents compare
- 50 Sweden 1 patents compare
- 50 Tunisia 1 patents compare
- 50 Uruguay 1 patents compare
More energy & mining data for Ireland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.01 % 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 6.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Ireland?
- Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Ireland was 1 patents in 2021, 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 12 patents in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2004.
- How does Ireland rank for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies?
- Ireland ranks 50th out of 64 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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.