Annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Denmark
Denmark: Annual patents filed in sustainable energy was 1 patents in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Denmark, 2000–2025
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
In 2025, annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Denmark stood at 1 patents. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 91.7% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Denmark peaked at 1,251 patents in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2025.
Denmark ranks 61st of 74 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Denmark, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 264 patents | — |
| 2001 | 229 patents | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 332 patents | +45.0% |
| 2003 | 306 patents | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 339 patents | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 359 patents | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 399 patents | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 494 patents | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 660 patents | +33.6% |
| 2009 | 872 patents | +32.1% |
| 2010 | 1,096 patents | +25.7% |
| 2011 | 1,242 patents | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 1,251 patents | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,179 patents | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 1,117 patents | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 967 patents | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 920 patents | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 933 patents | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 759 patents | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 712 patents | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 512 patents | -28.1% |
| 2021 | 365 patents | -28.7% |
| 2022 | 162 patents | -55.6% |
| 2023 | 53 patents | -67.3% |
| 2024 | 12 patents | -77.4% |
| 2025 | 1 patents | -91.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 1 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.5 patents, 18% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 1 patents is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.5 patents, 22% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 425.4 patents | 229 patents | 872 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,018 patents | 712 patents | 1,251 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 184.17 patents | 1 patents | 512 patents | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 61 Costa Rica 1 patents compare
- 61 Croatia 1 patents compare
- 61 El Salvador 1 patents compare
- 61 Estonia 1 patents compare
- 61 France 1 patents compare
- 61 Georgia 1 patents compare
- 61 Honduras 1 patents compare
- 61 Hong Kong 1 patents compare
- 61 Iceland 1 patents compare
- 61 Latvia 1 patents compare
- 61 Lithuania 1 patents compare
- 61 San Marino 1 patents compare
- 61 Tunisia 1 patents compare
More energy & mining data for Denmark
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -6.18 % 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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 6.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Denmark?
- Annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Denmark was 1 patents in 2025, 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1,251 patents in 2012.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed in sustainable energy recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for annual patents filed in sustainable energy?
- Denmark ranks 61st out of 74 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual patents filed in sustainable energy rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark 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.