Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Italy
Italy: Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies was 23 patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Italy, 2000–2023
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
Italy recorded 23 patents for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Italy peaked at 180 patents in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3 patents, in 2014.
Italy ranks 8th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 patents | — |
| 2001 | 5 patents | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 patents | +80.0% |
| 2003 | 10 patents | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 9 patents | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 12 patents | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 13 patents | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 47 patents | +261.5% |
| 2008 | 78 patents | +66.0% |
| 2009 | 142 patents | +82.1% |
| 2010 | 150 patents | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 180 patents | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 127 patents | -29.4% |
| 2013 | 77 patents | -39.4% |
| 2014 | 3 patents | -96.1% |
| 2015 | 28 patents | +833.3% |
| 2016 | 53 patents | +89.3% |
| 2017 | 42 patents | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 47 patents | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 35 patents | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 21 patents | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 22 patents | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 25 patents | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 23 patents | -8.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 23 patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 3 patents, 7.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Italy's 23 patents is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2 patents, 11.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +833.3% | 3 patents | 28 patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33 patents | 5 patents | 142 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2 patents | 3 patents | 180 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.75 patents | 21 patents | 25 patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More energy & mining data for Italy
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.7233 % 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 12.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Italy?
- Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Italy was 23 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 180 patents in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 patents in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies?
- Italy ranks 8th out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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.