Annual patents filed in sustainable energy in El Salvador
El Salvador: Annual patents filed in sustainable energy was 1 patents in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed in sustainable energy in El Salvador, 2005–2018
Source: IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1 patents for annual patents filed in sustainable energy in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.0% on the previous year and down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed in sustainable energy in El Salvador peaked at 6 patents in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2005.
El Salvador ranks 61st of 74 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Annual patents filed in sustainable energy in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 patents | — |
| 2009 | 6 patents | +500.0% |
| 2010 | 5 patents | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 4 patents | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 1 patents | -75.0% |
| 2016 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 patents | +400.0% |
| 2018 | 1 patents | -80.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5 patents | 1 patents | 6 patents | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.83 patents | 1 patents | 5 patents | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for El Salvador
- Fuel imports 14.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.3% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed in sustainable energy in El Salvador?
- Annual patents filed in sustainable energy in El Salvador was 1 patents in 2018, according to IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual patents filed in sustainable energy recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6 patents in 2009.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed in sustainable energy recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for annual patents filed in sustainable energy?
- El Salvador ranks 61st out of 74 countries with data for 2018.
- Is annual patents filed in sustainable energy rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – 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.