Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Singapore
Singapore: Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies was 1 patents in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Singapore, 2000–2021
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 1 patents for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 95.2% on the previous year and down 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Singapore peaked at 137 patents in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2021.
That places Singapore 50th out of 64 countries with data for 2021, 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 patents | — |
| 2001 | 2 patents | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 8 patents | +300.0% |
| 2004 | 3 patents | -62.5% |
| 2005 | 6 patents | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 5 patents | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 28 patents | +460.0% |
| 2008 | 29 patents | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 36 patents | +24.1% |
| 2010 | 116 patents | +222.2% |
| 2011 | 137 patents | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 107 patents | -21.9% |
| 2013 | 120 patents | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 80 patents | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 114 patents | +42.5% |
| 2016 | 42 patents | -63.2% |
| 2017 | 43 patents | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 55 patents | +27.9% |
| 2019 | 33 patents | -40.0% |
| 2020 | 21 patents | -36.4% |
| 2021 | 1 patents | -95.2% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 1 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 3 patents, 33% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 1 patents is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10 patents, 10% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +460.0% | 5 patents | 28 patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.33 patents | 2 patents | 36 patents | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.7 patents | 33 patents | 137 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 patents | 1 patents | 21 patents | 2 |
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More energy & mining data for Singapore
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1889 % 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 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 19.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Singapore?
- Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Singapore 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 137 patents in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2021.
- How does Singapore rank for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies?
- Singapore ranks 50th out of 64 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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.