Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in France
France: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies was 1 patents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1 patents
Change on year
down 95.5%
World rank
36th
of 53 countries
All-time high
245 patents
in 2019
All-time low
1 patents
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in France, 2000–2024
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – 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 95.5% 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 245 patents in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2024.
France 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 France, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71 patents | — |
| 2001 | 68 patents | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 69 patents | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 71 patents | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 55 patents | -22.5% |
| 2005 | 62 patents | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 82 patents | +32.3% |
| 2007 | 94 patents | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 114 patents | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 124 patents | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 145 patents | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 227 patents | +56.6% |
| 2012 | 236 patents | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 242 patents | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 175 patents | -27.7% |
| 2015 | 141 patents | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 124 patents | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 184 patents | +48.4% |
| 2018 | 160 patents | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 245 patents | +53.1% |
| 2020 | 184 patents | -24.9% |
| 2021 | 67 patents | -63.6% |
| 2022 | 11 patents | -83.6% |
| 2023 | 22 patents | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 1 patents | -95.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- France's 1 patents is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81 patents | 55 patents | 124 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 187.9 patents | 124 patents | 245 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 57 patents | 1 patents | 184 patents | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 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 Denmark 1 patents compare
- 36 Finland 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 France?
- Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in France was 1 patents in 2024, 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 245 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 36th out of 53 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 (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.