Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Armenia
Armenia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 6.41 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Armenia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Armenia stood at 6.41 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Armenia peaked at 6.41 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.95 terawatt-hours, in 2001.
Armenia ranks 90th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Armenia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.09 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2.95 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 3.73 terawatt-hours | +26.4% |
| 2003 | 3.78 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 4.18 terawatt-hours | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 4.25 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.23 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 4.18 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 4.05 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 4.29 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 4.83 terawatt-hours | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 4.82 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.42 terawatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 4.32 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.24 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.75 terawatt-hours | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 4.52 terawatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 4.66 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 4.21 terawatt-hours | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 4.44 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 4.47 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 4.34 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 6 terawatt-hours | +38.2% |
| 2023 | 4.93 terawatt-hours | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 5.51 terawatt-hours | +11.8% |
| 2025 | 6.41 terawatt-hours | +16.3% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 6.41 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.59 terawatt-hours, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 6.41 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.21 terawatt-hours, 33% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.87 terawatt-hours | 2.95 terawatt-hours | 4.29 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.52 terawatt-hours | 4.21 terawatt-hours | 4.83 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.28 terawatt-hours | 4.34 terawatt-hours | 6.41 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
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 electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Armenia?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Armenia was 6.41 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.41 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.95 terawatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Armenia rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Armenia ranks 90th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.