Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Denmark
Denmark: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies was 1 patents in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Denmark, 2000–2022
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1 patents for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 66.7% on the previous year and down 95.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Denmark peaked at 34 patents in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2001.
Denmark ranks 36th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Denmark, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 patents | — |
| 2001 | 1 patents | -80.0% |
| 2003 | 10 patents | +900.0% |
| 2004 | 5 patents | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 1 patents | -80.0% |
| 2006 | 4 patents | +300.0% |
| 2007 | 3 patents | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 8 patents | +166.7% |
| 2009 | 13 patents | +62.5% |
| 2010 | 34 patents | +161.5% |
| 2011 | 24 patents | -29.4% |
| 2012 | 22 patents | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 30 patents | +36.4% |
| 2014 | 18 patents | -40.0% |
| 2015 | 17 patents | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 16 patents | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 27 patents | +68.8% |
| 2018 | 13 patents | -51.9% |
| 2019 | 9 patents | -30.8% |
| 2020 | 9 patents | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 patents | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 1 patents | -66.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 1 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 1 patents is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Denmark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +900.0% | 1 patents | 10 patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.56 patents | 1 patents | 13 patents | 9 |
| 2010s | 21 patents | 9 patents | 34 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.33 patents | 1 patents | 9 patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 36 Argentina 1 patents compare
- 36 Austria 1 patents compare
- 36 Bulgaria 1 patents compare
- 36 Chile 1 patents compare
- 36 Croatia 1 patents compare
- 36 Cyprus 1 patents compare
- 36 Finland 1 patents compare
- 36 France 1 patents compare
- 36 India 1 patents compare
- 36 Luxembourg 1 patents compare
- 36 Netherlands 1 patents compare
- 36 New Zealand 1 patents compare
- 36 Philippines 1 patents compare
- 36 Portugal 1 patents compare
- 36 Slovenia 1 patents compare
- 36 Sweden 1 patents compare
- 36 Ukraine 1 patents compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Denmark?
- Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Denmark was 1 patents in 2022, 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 34 patents in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2001.
- How does Denmark rank for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- Denmark ranks 36th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.5%. 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 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.