Patents for renewables by country in Australia

Australia: Patents for renewables by country was 201 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
201
Change on year
down 72.1%
World rank
7th
of 74 countries
All-time high
3,486
in 2003
All-time low
201
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Patents for renewables by country in Australia, 2000–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000201220242000: 1.8k2001: 2.5k2002: 1.7k2003: 3.5k2004: 9032005: 9852006: 1.1k2007: 1.5k2008: 1.7k2009: 2.2k2010: 2.7k2011: 2.4k2012: 2.4k2013: 2.1k2014: 1.9k2015: 1.8k2016: 1.8k2017: 2.0k2018: 2.1k2019: 2.2k2020: 2.4k2021: 3.4k2022: 2.1k2023: 7212024: 201

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Australia recorded 201 for patents for renewables by country in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 72.1% on the previous year and down 89.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents for renewables by country in Australia peaked at 3,486 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 201, in 2024.

That places Australia 7th out of 74 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,780 903 3,486 10
2010s 2,157 1,814 2,690 10
2020s 1,763 201 3,358 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 4 Chinese Taipei 479 compare
  2. 5 Korea 400 compare
  3. 6 Russia 285 compare
  4. 8 Philippines 121 compare
  5. 9 Luxembourg 97 compare
  6. 10 Israel 84 compare

See the full ranking of 74 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is patents for renewables by country in Australia?
Patents for renewables by country in Australia was 201 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest patents for renewables by country recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 3,486 in 2003.
What is the lowest patents for renewables by country recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 201 in 2024.
How does Australia rank for patents for renewables by country?
Australia ranks 7th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
Is patents for renewables by country rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 89.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Patents for renewables by country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Patents for renewables by country
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
74 places, 1,593 data points, 2000–2024
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