Annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Cyprus
Cyprus: Annual patents filed in sustainable energy was 15 patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Cyprus, 2004–2023
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
In 2023, annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Cyprus stood at 15 patents.
That represents a change of down 65.9% on the previous year and down 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Cyprus peaked at 97 patents in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2004.
That places Cyprus 19th out of 74 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 patents | — |
| 2005 | 6 patents | +500.0% |
| 2006 | 70 patents | +1066.7% |
| 2007 | 58 patents | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 43 patents | -25.9% |
| 2009 | 30 patents | -30.2% |
| 2010 | 39 patents | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 49 patents | +25.6% |
| 2012 | 85 patents | +73.5% |
| 2013 | 54 patents | -36.5% |
| 2014 | 63 patents | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 77 patents | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 97 patents | +26.0% |
| 2017 | 74 patents | -23.7% |
| 2018 | 82 patents | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 96 patents | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 39 patents | -59.4% |
| 2021 | 72 patents | +84.6% |
| 2022 | 44 patents | -38.9% |
| 2023 | 15 patents | -65.9% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 15 patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.5 patents, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 15 patents is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.5 patents, 3.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1066.7% | 6 patents | 70 patents |
| 2005 | +500.0% | 1 patents | 6 patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.67 patents | 1 patents | 70 patents | 6 |
| 2010s | 71.6 patents | 39 patents | 97 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.5 patents | 15 patents | 72 patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More energy & mining data for Cyprus
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.1 % 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Cyprus?
- Annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Cyprus was 15 patents in 2023, according to IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual patents filed in sustainable energy recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 97 patents in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed in sustainable energy recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2004.
- How does Cyprus rank for annual patents filed in sustainable energy?
- Cyprus ranks 19th out of 74 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual patents filed in sustainable energy rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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 in sustainable energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.