Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Canada
Canada: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies was 10 patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
Canada recorded 10 patents for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 83.3% on the previous year and down 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Canada peaked at 171 patents in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10 patents, in 2023.
Canada ranks 7th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Canada, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66 patents | — |
| 2001 | 70 patents | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 105 patents | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 53 patents | -49.5% |
| 2004 | 48 patents | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 85 patents | +77.1% |
| 2006 | 84 patents | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 111 patents | +32.1% |
| 2008 | 91 patents | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 75 patents | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 134 patents | +78.7% |
| 2011 | 110 patents | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 148 patents | +34.5% |
| 2013 | 125 patents | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 171 patents | +36.8% |
| 2015 | 155 patents | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 136 patents | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 152 patents | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 100 patents | -34.2% |
| 2019 | 135 patents | +35.0% |
| 2020 | 111 patents | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 115 patents | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 60 patents | -47.8% |
| 2023 | 10 patents | -83.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 10 patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 2 patents, 5.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.8 patents | 48 patents | 111 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 136.6 patents | 100 patents | 171 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 74 patents | 10 patents | 115 patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 4 Mexico 22 patents compare
- 5 Singapore 18 patents compare
- 5 United Kingdom 18 patents compare
- 7 South Africa 10 patents compare
- 9 South Korea 9 patents compare
- 9 Spain 9 patents compare
More science & technology data for Canada
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9064 units per person (2024)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 37.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Canada?
- Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Canada was 10 patents in 2023, according to IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 171 patents in 2014.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 patents in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- Canada ranks 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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 for electric vehicle technologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.