Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Moldova
Moldova: Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies was 2 patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Moldova, 2003–2023
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 2 patents for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in 2023.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Moldova peaked at 3 patents in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2003.
Moldova ranks 33rd of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Moldova, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 patents | — |
| 2005 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 patents | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 3 patents | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 1 patents | -66.7% |
| 2011 | 3 patents | +200.0% |
| 2013 | 2 patents | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 2 patents | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 patents | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 patents | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 3 patents | +200.0% |
| 2020 | 3 patents | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 patents | -33.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 2 patents is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2 patents, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 2 patents is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2 patents, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6 patents | 1 patents | 3 patents | 5 |
| 2010s | 2 patents | 1 patents | 3 patents | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.5 patents | 2 patents | 3 patents | 2 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 33 Argentina 2 patents compare
- 33 Belgium 2 patents compare
- 33 Brazil 2 patents compare
- 33 Canada 2 patents compare
- 33 Chile 2 patents compare
- 33 Cuba 2 patents compare
- 33 Ecuador 2 patents compare
- 33 Greece 2 patents compare
- 33 Latvia 2 patents compare
- 33 Morocco 2 patents compare
- 33 Netherlands 2 patents compare
- 33 New Zealand 2 patents compare
- 33 Romania 2 patents compare
- 33 San Marino 2 patents compare
- 33 Slovakia 2 patents compare
- 33 Ukraine 2 patents compare
More energy & mining data for Moldova
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Moldova?
- Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Moldova was 2 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 3 patents in 2009.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2003.
- How does Moldova rank for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies?
- Moldova ranks 33rd out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.