Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in France
France: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies was 1 patents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in France, 2000–2024
Source: IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
France recorded 1 patents for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 99.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in France peaked at 244 patents in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2024.
France ranks 39th of 52 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.6 patents | 55 patents | 124 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 186.5 patents | 124 patents | 244 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.4 patents | 1 patents | 184 patents | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 39 Argentina 1 patents compare
- 39 Austria 1 patents compare
- 39 Bulgaria 1 patents compare
- 39 Cyprus 1 patents compare
- 39 Denmark 1 patents compare
- 39 Finland 1 patents compare
- 39 Italy 1 patents compare
- 39 Malaysia 1 patents compare
- 39 New Zealand 1 patents compare
- 39 Portugal 1 patents compare
- 39 Serbia 1 patents compare
- 39 Slovenia 1 patents compare
- 39 Ukraine 1 patents compare
More science & technology data for France
- Scientific and technical journal articles 62,180 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 77.53 million (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 116.69 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 116.69 per 100 people (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,373 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 88.7% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 13,386 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 2.2% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 21,189 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 56.90 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in France?
- Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in France was 1 patents in 2024, 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 244 patents in 2019.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2024.
- How does France rank for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- France ranks 39th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France 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.