Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Sweden
Sweden: Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies was 1 patents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
In 2024, annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Sweden stood at 1 patents. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.7% on the previous year and down 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Sweden peaked at 13 patents in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2000.
That places Sweden 50th out of 64 countries with data for 2024, 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 patents | — |
| 2001 | 2 patents | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 2 patents | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 patents | +200.0% |
| 2004 | 6 patents | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 patents | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 6 patents | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 9 patents | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 5 patents | -44.4% |
| 2010 | 6 patents | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 2 patents | -66.7% |
| 2012 | 8 patents | +300.0% |
| 2013 | 9 patents | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 13 patents | +44.4% |
| 2015 | 12 patents | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 8 patents | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 8 patents | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 patents | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 9 patents | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 patents | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 6 patents | -40.0% |
| 2022 | 6 patents | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 patents | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 1 patents | -66.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 3 patents, 33% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1 patents is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +300.0% | 2 patents | 8 patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.56 patents | 1 patents | 9 patents | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.4 patents | 2 patents | 13 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2 patents | 1 patents | 10 patents | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Sweden
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.95 % 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 10.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Sweden?
- Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Sweden was 1 patents in 2024, 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 13 patents in 2014.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies?
- Sweden ranks 50th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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.