Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 3.41 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Azerbaijan, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 3.41 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 99.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Azerbaijan peaked at 3.41 terawatt-hours in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.29 terawatt-hours, in 2001.
Azerbaijan ranks 100th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.77 terawatt-hours | 1.51 terawatt-hours | 2.43 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.23 terawatt-hours | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 2.98 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 terawatt-hours | 1.37 terawatt-hours | 3.41 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 terawatt-hours | 1.32 terawatt-hours | 3.41 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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More climate change data for Azerbaijan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 10.25 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 6.01 million (2025)
- Urban population 58.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.85 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.64 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.85 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.85 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Azerbaijan?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Azerbaijan was 3.41 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.41 terawatt-hours in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 terawatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Azerbaijan ranks 100th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.