Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Norway
Norway: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies was 3 patents in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Norway, 2000–2022
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
Norway recorded 3 patents for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in 2022.
That represents a change of down 62.5% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Norway peaked at 11 patents in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2003.
Norway ranks 18th 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 patents | — |
| 2001 | 2 patents | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 2 patents | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 patents | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 9 patents | +800.0% |
| 2005 | 4 patents | -55.6% |
| 2006 | 5 patents | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 1 patents | -80.0% |
| 2008 | 2 patents | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 3 patents | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 2 patents | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 7 patents | +250.0% |
| 2012 | 1 patents | -85.7% |
| 2013 | 4 patents | +300.0% |
| 2014 | 9 patents | +125.0% |
| 2015 | 7 patents | -22.2% |
| 2016 | 4 patents | -42.9% |
| 2017 | 1 patents | -75.0% |
| 2018 | 7 patents | +600.0% |
| 2019 | 11 patents | +57.1% |
| 2020 | 9 patents | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 8 patents | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 3 patents | -62.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 3 patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 2 patents, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Norway's 3 patents is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2 patents, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +800.0% | 1 patents | 9 patents |
| 2018 | +600.0% | 1 patents | 7 patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3 patents | 1 patents | 9 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3 patents | 1 patents | 11 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.67 patents | 3 patents | 9 patents | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Norway?
- Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Norway was 3 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 11 patents in 2019.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2003.
- How does Norway rank for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- Norway ranks 18th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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.