Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Canada
Canada: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies was 9 patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
Canada recorded 9 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 84.5% on the previous year and down 92.9% 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, 9 patents, in 2023.
Canada ranks 8th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.5 patents | 48 patents | 111 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 136.6 patents | 99 patents | 171 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.25 patents | 9 patents | 116 patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More science & technology data for Canada
- Scientific and technical journal articles 63,720 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 37.40 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 94.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 94.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 32,445 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 94.4% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 4,710 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.8% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 36.12 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 42.52 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Canada?
- Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Canada was 9 patents in 2023, according to IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – 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 9 patents in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- Canada ranks 8th out of 52 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 92.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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 for electric vehicle technologies. 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.