Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Armenia
Armenia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions was 487 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
487 tonnes
Change on year
up 100.2%
World rank
162nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.13 million tonnes
in 1988
All-time low
-3.21 million tonnes
in 1993
Years of data
169
1831–2024
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Armenia, 1831–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Armenia is 487 tonnes, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.2% on the previous year and down 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Armenia peaked at 1.13 million tonnes in 1988 and was at its lowest, -3.21 million tonnes, in 1993.
That places Armenia 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Armenia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 8 tonnes | — |
| 1832 | -17 tonnes | -312.5% |
| 1833 | 9 tonnes | -152.9% |
| 1859 | 64 tonnes | +611.1% |
| 1860 | 365 tonnes | +470.3% |
| 1861 | 405 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1862 | -186 tonnes | -145.9% |
| 1863 | 81 tonnes | -143.5% |
| 1864 | 219 tonnes | +170.4% |
| 1865 | -89 tonnes | -140.6% |
| 1866 | 4,165 tonnes | -4779.8% |
| 1867 | 899 tonnes | -78.4% |
| 1868 | -1,175 tonnes | -230.7% |
| 1869 | 2,075 tonnes | -276.6% |
| 1870 | 672 tonnes | -67.6% |
| 1871 | 2,998 tonnes | +346.1% |
| 1872 | 308 tonnes | -89.7% |
| 1873 | -729 tonnes | -336.7% |
| 1874 | 2,382 tonnes | -426.7% |
| 1875 | 2,043 tonnes | -14.2% |
| 1876 | 3,759 tonnes | +84.0% |
| 1877 | 398 tonnes | -89.4% |
| 1878 | 6,053 tonnes | +1420.9% |
| 1879 | 672 tonnes | -88.9% |
| 1880 | 4,579 tonnes | +581.4% |
| 1881 | 1,653 tonnes | -63.9% |
| 1882 | 1,742 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1883 | 4,757 tonnes | +173.1% |
| 1884 | 599 tonnes | -87.4% |
| 1885 | 3,550 tonnes | +492.7% |
| 1886 | 1,110 tonnes | -68.7% |
| 1887 | 2,585 tonnes | +132.9% |
| 1888 | 2,026 tonnes | -21.6% |
| 1889 | 3,922 tonnes | +93.6% |
| 1890 | 7,017 tonnes | +78.9% |
| 1891 | 6,061 tonnes | -13.6% |
| 1892 | 3,866 tonnes | -36.2% |
| 1893 | 12,033 tonnes | +211.3% |
| 1894 | 1,515 tonnes | -87.4% |
| 1895 | 12,439 tonnes | +721.1% |
| 1896 | 1,726 tonnes | -86.1% |
| 1897 | 15,251 tonnes | +783.6% |
| 1898 | 13,718 tonnes | -10.1% |
| 1899 | 20,267 tonnes | +47.7% |
| 1900 | 19,505 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1901 | 4,432 tonnes | -77.3% |
| 1902 | -5,834 tonnes | -231.6% |
| 1903 | -3,598 tonnes | -38.3% |
| 1904 | 18,168 tonnes | -604.9% |
| 1905 | -19,278 tonnes | -206.1% |
| 1906 | 22,535 tonnes | -216.9% |
| 1907 | 21,952 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1908 | 1,256 tonnes | -94.3% |
| 1909 | 11,458 tonnes | +812.3% |
| 1910 | -4,197 tonnes | -136.6% |
| 1911 | 7,844 tonnes | -286.9% |
| 1912 | 29,358 tonnes | +274.3% |
| 1913 | 21,620 tonnes | -26.4% |
| 1914 | -26,522 tonnes | -222.7% |
| 1915 | -20,170 tonnes | -23.9% |
| 1916 | 14,838 tonnes | -173.6% |
| 1917 | -19,141 tonnes | -229.0% |
| 1918 | -132,919 tonnes | +594.4% |
| 1919 | -12,860 tonnes | -90.3% |
| 1920 | -6,636 tonnes | -48.4% |
| 1921 | 5,802 tonnes | -187.4% |
| 1922 | 16,352 tonnes | +181.8% |
| 1923 | 9,506 tonnes | -41.9% |
| 1924 | 19,204 tonnes | +102.0% |
| 1925 | -1,555 tonnes | -108.1% |
| 1926 | 52,963 tonnes | -3506.0% |
| 1927 | 41,586 tonnes | -21.5% |
| 1928 | 20,795 tonnes | -50.0% |
| 1929 | 18,001 tonnes | -13.4% |
| 1930 | 91,889 tonnes | +410.5% |
| 1931 | 69,470 tonnes | -24.4% |
| 1932 | 51,591 tonnes | -25.7% |
| 1933 | 55,353 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1934 | 108,286 tonnes | +95.6% |
| 1935 | 81,758 tonnes | -24.5% |
| 1936 | 102,685 tonnes | +25.6% |
| 1937 | 19,256 tonnes | -81.2% |
| 1938 | 46,225 tonnes | +140.1% |
| 1939 | 10,809 tonnes | -76.6% |
| 1940 | 176,833 tonnes | +1536.0% |
| 1941 | -129,465 tonnes | -173.2% |
| 1942 | -422,439 tonnes | +226.3% |
| 1943 | 22,422 tonnes | -105.3% |
| 1944 | 241,302 tonnes | +976.2% |
| 1945 | 42,015 tonnes | -82.6% |
| 1946 | 98,886 tonnes | +135.4% |
| 1947 | 186,203 tonnes | +88.3% |
| 1948 | 68,514 tonnes | -63.2% |
| 1949 | 159,773 tonnes | +133.2% |
| 1950 | 150,328 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1951 | 122,512 tonnes | -18.5% |
| 1952 | 113,418 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1953 | 99,050 tonnes | -12.7% |
| 1954 | 165,698 tonnes | +67.3% |
| 1955 | 265,395 tonnes | +60.2% |
| 1956 | 219,367 tonnes | -17.3% |
| 1957 | 233,638 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1958 | 183,679 tonnes | -21.4% |
| 1959 | 148,239 tonnes | -19.3% |
| 1960 | 125,547 tonnes | -15.3% |
| 1961 | 102,546 tonnes | -18.3% |
| 1962 | 166,837 tonnes | +62.7% |
| 1963 | 253,255 tonnes | +51.8% |
| 1964 | 238,057 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 240,345 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 234,980 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 205,877 tonnes | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 134,670 tonnes | -34.6% |
| 1969 | 200,328 tonnes | +48.8% |
| 1970 | 254,353 tonnes | +27.0% |
| 1971 | 327,712 tonnes | +28.8% |
| 1972 | 294,771 tonnes | -10.1% |
| 1973 | 254,099 tonnes | -13.8% |
| 1974 | 240,312 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 330,087 tonnes | +37.4% |
| 1976 | 257,429 tonnes | -22.0% |
| 1977 | 237,416 tonnes | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 249,976 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 60,908 tonnes | -75.6% |
| 1980 | 291,379 tonnes | +378.4% |
| 1981 | -134,428 tonnes | -146.1% |
| 1982 | 144,675 tonnes | -207.6% |
| 1983 | 115,941 tonnes | -19.9% |
| 1984 | 74,382 tonnes | -35.8% |
| 1985 | 615,638 tonnes | +727.7% |
| 1986 | -408,588 tonnes | -166.4% |
| 1987 | 26,957 tonnes | -106.6% |
| 1988 | 1.13 million tonnes | +4088.4% |
| 1989 | 119,722 tonnes | -89.4% |
| 1990 | -415,063 tonnes | -446.7% |
| 1991 | -1.62 million tonnes | +290.4% |
| 1992 | -1.66 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1993 | -3.21 million tonnes | +93.7% |
| 1994 | 174,455 tonnes | -105.4% |
| 1995 | 677,992 tonnes | +288.6% |
| 1996 | -862,382 tonnes | -227.2% |
| 1997 | 752,449 tonnes | -187.3% |
| 1998 | 166,333 tonnes | -77.9% |
| 1999 | -378,890 tonnes | -327.8% |
| 2000 | 451,203 tonnes | -219.1% |
| 2001 | 41,294 tonnes | -90.8% |
| 2002 | -455,908 tonnes | -1204.1% |
| 2003 | 378,767 tonnes | -183.1% |
| 2004 | 235,637 tonnes | -37.8% |
| 2005 | 684,972 tonnes | +190.7% |
| 2006 | 25,421 tonnes | -96.3% |
| 2007 | 698,620 tonnes | +2648.2% |
| 2008 | 474,580 tonnes | -32.1% |
| 2009 | -1.21 million tonnes | -355.2% |
| 2010 | -107,086 tonnes | -91.2% |
| 2011 | 712,464 tonnes | -765.3% |
| 2012 | 779,374 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2013 | -213,125 tonnes | -127.3% |
| 2014 | 68,986 tonnes | -132.4% |
| 2015 | -134,909 tonnes | -295.6% |
| 2016 | -262,527 tonnes | +94.6% |
| 2017 | 329,912 tonnes | -225.7% |
| 2018 | 285,533 tonnes | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 461,988 tonnes | +61.8% |
| 2020 | 511,080 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 555,514 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 348,069 tonnes | -37.3% |
| 2023 | -268,545 tonnes | -177.2% |
| 2024 | 487 tonnes | -100.2% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 487 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98,432 tonnes, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 487 tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -1,028 tonnes. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Armenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1866 | +4779.8% | -89 tonnes | 4,165 tonnes |
| 1988 | +4088.4% | 26,957 tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes |
| 1926 | +3506.0% | -1,555 tonnes | 52,963 tonnes |
| 2007 | +2648.2% | 25,421 tonnes | 698,620 tonnes |
| 1940 | +1536.0% | 10,809 tonnes | 176,833 tonnes |
| 1878 | +1420.9% | 398 tonnes | 6,053 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | -17 tonnes | 9 tonnes | 3 |
| 1850s | 64 tonnes | 64 tonnes | 64 tonnes | 1 |
| 1860s | 675.9 tonnes | -1,175 tonnes | 4,165 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,856 tonnes | -729 tonnes | 6,053 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 2,652 tonnes | 599 tonnes | 4,757 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 9,389 tonnes | 1,515 tonnes | 20,267 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 7,060 tonnes | -19,278 tonnes | 22,535 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | -14,215 tonnes | -132,919 tonnes | 29,358 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 17,602 tonnes | -6,636 tonnes | 52,963 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 63,732 tonnes | 10,809 tonnes | 108,286 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 44,404 tonnes | -422,439 tonnes | 241,302 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 170,132 tonnes | 99,050 tonnes | 265,395 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 190,244 tonnes | 102,546 tonnes | 253,255 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 250,706 tonnes | 60,908 tonnes | 330,087 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 197,475 tonnes | -408,588 tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | -637,807 tonnes | -3.21 million tonnes | 752,449 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 132,330 tonnes | -1.21 million tonnes | 698,620 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 192,061 tonnes | -262,527 tonnes | 779,374 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 229,321 tonnes | -268,545 tonnes | 555,514 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 159 Wallis and Futuna 1,334 tonnes compare
- 160 Montserrat 983 tonnes compare
- 161 Tuvalu 500 tonnes compare
- 163 Saint Helena 421 tonnes compare
- 164 Liechtenstein 403 tonnes compare
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More climate change data for Armenia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 57.63 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,643 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 592.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,051 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 37.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 355.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 352.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.33 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Armenia?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Armenia was 487 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million tonnes in 1988.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.21 million tonnes in 1993.
- How does Armenia rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Armenia ranks 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.