Annual patents filed in sustainable energy by country

Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.

Countries reporting
74
Highest
17,597 patents
China
Lowest
1 patents
Estonia
Median
6 patents
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
1,661

What the numbers show

Annual patents filed in sustainable energy is currently reported for 74 countries. The highest value is 17,597 patents in China; the lowest is 1 patents in Estonia.

The median across all reporting countries is 6 patents, and the mean is 316.93 patents.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17,597.

Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 640.0%), and the largest decrease in France (down 99.9%).

Annual patents filed in sustainable energy: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 17,597 patents 2025 down 73.9% volatile
2 United States 2,301 patents 2025 down 92.7% rising
3 Japan 1,401 patents 2025 down 93.9% rising
4 South Korea 646 patents 2025 down 95.8% volatile
5 Russia 285 patents 2021 down 84.6% rising
6 Australia 219 patents 2025 down 88.0% falling
7 Mexico 216 patents 2025 down 75.1% rising
8 Germany 118 patents 2025 down 98.6% rising
9 Italy 102 patents 2023 down 79.4% volatile
10 Saudi Arabia 74 patents 2023 up 640.0% volatile
11 Israel 52 patents 2025 down 86.6% volatile
12 Morocco 33 patents 2024 down 77.6% volatile
13 Poland 32 patents 2024 down 96.7% volatile
14 Brazil 31 patents 2023 down 98.5% volatile
15 Egypt 23 patents 2012 up 187.5% volatile
16 New Zealand 22 patents 2022 down 94.5% volatile
16 Chile 22 patents 2025 down 93.0% volatile
18 Argentina 20 patents 2024 down 87.4% falling
19 Cyprus 15 patents 2023 down 72.2% rising
20 Uruguay 13 patents 2021 down 50.0% volatile
21 Czechia 11 patents 2025 down 71.8% falling
21 South Africa 11 patents 2025 down 97.6% volatile
21 Malaysia 11 patents 2022 down 97.7% volatile
24 Turkey 10 patents 2022 down 87.0% volatile
24 Colombia 10 patents 2025 down 33.3% volatile
26 United Kingdom 9 patents 2025 down 99.4% rising
26 Dominican Republic 9 patents 2024 up 200.0% volatile
28 Guatemala 8 patents 2017 up 14.3% volatile
28 Switzerland 8 patents 2024 down 94.0% volatile
28 Austria 8 patents 2024 down 95.2% volatile
31 Jordan 7 patents 2021 up 75.0% volatile
31 Singapore 7 patents 2021 down 98.7% volatile
31 Netherlands 7 patents 2025 down 94.4% rising
34 Spain 6 patents 2025 down 99.7% volatile
34 Belgium 6 patents 2024 down 87.0% volatile
34 Sweden 6 patents 2025 down 96.5% rising
34 Ecuador 6 patents 2024 down 45.5% volatile
34 Montenegro 6 patents 2013 up 500.0% volatile
39 Philippines 5 patents 2023 down 83.9% volatile
39 Canada 5 patents 2024 down 99.9% flat
39 Ireland 5 patents 2024 down 16.7% volatile
39 Greece 5 patents 2023 down 90.7% volatile
39 Serbia 5 patents 2023 down 93.1% volatile
39 Slovakia 5 patents 2024 down 82.1% volatile
45 Hungary 4 patents 2024 down 98.6% volatile
45 Bulgaria 4 patents 2024 down 55.6% falling
45 Luxembourg 4 patents 2025 down 85.7% volatile
48 Moldova 3 patents 2023 down 70.0% volatile
48 Nicaragua 3 patents 2020 down 72.7% volatile
48 India 3 patents 2022 down 99.4% volatile
51 Slovenia 2 patents 2023 down 98.3% volatile
51 Cuba 2 patents 2023 down 87.5% volatile
51 Peru 2 patents 2024 down 94.7% volatile
51 Romania 2 patents 2024 down 97.4% volatile
51 Ukraine 2 patents 2023 down 99.1% volatile
51 Taiwan 2 patents 2025 down 99.9% volatile
51 Panama 2 patents 2009 unchanged rising
51 Portugal 2 patents 2024 down 99.5% volatile
51 Norway 2 patents 2025 down 98.4% falling
51 Finland 2 patents 2024 down 98.3% volatile
61 Iceland 1 patents 2024 unchanged volatile
61 Croatia 1 patents 2024 down 99.0% volatile
61 Honduras 1 patents 2012 — falling
61 Hong Kong 1 patents 2020 down 99.5% volatile
61 Lithuania 1 patents 2023 down 98.9% volatile
61 Costa Rica 1 patents 2023 down 96.2% volatile
61 Tunisia 1 patents 2022 down 98.8% volatile
61 Latvia 1 patents 2021 down 90.0% flat
61 Georgia 1 patents 2022 down 90.9% volatile
61 France 1 patents 2025 down 99.9% volatile
61 San Marino 1 patents 2022 down 94.1% volatile
61 El Salvador 1 patents 2018 down 83.3% volatile
61 Denmark 1 patents 2025 down 99.9% volatile
61 Estonia 1 patents 2024 down 50.0% volatile

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Indicator
Annual patents filed in sustainable energy
Unit
patents
Source
IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
74 places, 1,661 data points, 2000–2025
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Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.