Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Tunisia
Tunisia: Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies was 1 patents in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Tunisia, 2004–2022
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
In 2022, annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Tunisia stood at 1 patents. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 93.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Tunisia peaked at 15 patents in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2005.
That places Tunisia 50th out of 64 countries with data for 2022, 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2 patents | — |
| 2005 | 1 patents | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 patents | +300.0% |
| 2008 | 7 patents | +75.0% |
| 2009 | 10 patents | +42.9% |
| 2010 | 8 patents | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 15 patents | +87.5% |
| 2012 | 15 patents | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 patents | -46.7% |
| 2014 | 8 patents | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 patents | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 3 patents | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 5 patents | +66.7% |
| 2018 | 2 patents | -60.0% |
| 2019 | 4 patents | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 1 patents | -75.0% |
| 2022 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1 patents is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5 patents, 20% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.17 patents | 1 patents | 10 patents | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.7 patents | 2 patents | 15 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 patents | 1 patents | 1 patents | 2 |
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More energy & mining data for Tunisia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.7845 % 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 18.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Tunisia?
- Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Tunisia was 1 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 15 patents in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2005.
- How does Tunisia rank for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies?
- Tunisia ranks 50th out of 64 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.