Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Malaysia
Malaysia: Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies was 10 patents in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Malaysia, 2000–2022
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 10 patents for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in 2022.
That represents a change of up 400.0% on the previous year and down 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Malaysia peaked at 90 patents in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 13th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 patents | — |
| 2001 | 3 patents | +200.0% |
| 2002 | 4 patents | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 2 patents | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 1 patents | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 7 patents | +600.0% |
| 2006 | 9 patents | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 33 patents | +266.7% |
| 2008 | 22 patents | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 36 patents | +63.6% |
| 2010 | 70 patents | +94.4% |
| 2011 | 87 patents | +24.3% |
| 2012 | 90 patents | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 82 patents | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 75 patents | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 82 patents | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 34 patents | -58.5% |
| 2017 | 36 patents | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 18 patents | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 22 patents | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 3 patents | -86.4% |
| 2021 | 2 patents | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 10 patents | +400.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 10 patents is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2 patents, 5.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 10 patents is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10 patents, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +600.0% | 1 patents | 7 patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8 patents | 1 patents | 36 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.6 patents | 18 patents | 90 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 patents | 2 patents | 10 patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More energy & mining data for Malaysia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.62 % 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 12.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 4.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Malaysia?
- Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Malaysia was 10 patents in 2022, 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 90 patents in 2012.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies?
- Malaysia ranks 13th out of 64 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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About this data
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.