Annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Lithuania
Lithuania: Annual patents filed in sustainable energy was 1 patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Lithuania, 2000–2023
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 1 patents for annual patents filed in sustainable energy in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% on the previous year and down 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Lithuania peaked at 90 patents in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2023.
Lithuania 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 patents | — |
| 2001 | 3 patents | -40.0% |
| 2002 | 8 patents | +166.7% |
| 2003 | 6 patents | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 4 patents | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 2 patents | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 9 patents | +350.0% |
| 2007 | 19 patents | +111.1% |
| 2008 | 29 patents | +52.6% |
| 2009 | 51 patents | +75.9% |
| 2010 | 73 patents | +43.1% |
| 2011 | 63 patents | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 69 patents | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 90 patents | +30.4% |
| 2014 | 80 patents | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 73 patents | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 68 patents | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 47 patents | -30.9% |
| 2018 | 54 patents | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 63 patents | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 35 patents | -44.4% |
| 2021 | 17 patents | -51.4% |
| 2022 | 3 patents | -82.4% |
| 2023 | 1 patents | -66.7% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.5 patents, 18% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 1 patents is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.5 patents, 22% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Lithuania 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 | +350.0% | 2 patents | 9 patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6 patents | 2 patents | 51 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 68 patents | 47 patents | 90 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 14 patents | 1 patents | 35 patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 61 Costa Rica 1 patents compare
- 61 Croatia 1 patents compare
- 61 Denmark 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 San Marino 1 patents compare
- 61 Tunisia 1 patents compare
More energy & mining data for Lithuania
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -4.36 % 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 16.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Lithuania?
- Annual patents filed in sustainable energy in Lithuania was 1 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 90 patents in 2013.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed in sustainable energy recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for annual patents filed in sustainable energy?
- Lithuania ranks 61st out of 74 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual patents filed in sustainable energy rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.