Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil was 1.27 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.27 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
119th
of 213 countries
All-time high
4.5 tonnes per person
in 1978
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1830
Years of data
173
1830–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Azerbaijan, 1830–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 1.27 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from oil in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Azerbaijan peaked at 4.5 tonnes per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1830.
That places Azerbaijan 119th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1831 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1832 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1833 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1850 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1855 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1858 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1859 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1860 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | — |
| 1861 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1862 | 0.004 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1863 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | +27.1% |
| 1864 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +20.1% |
| 1865 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | +104.4% |
| 1867 | 0.0161 tonnes per person | +27.8% |
| 1868 | 0.018 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1869 | 0.0215 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 1870 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1871 | 0.024 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1872 | 0.0253 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1873 | 0.0329 tonnes per person | +30.1% |
| 1874 | 0.0424 tonnes per person | +28.7% |
| 1875 | 0.0517 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 1876 | 0.0665 tonnes per person | +28.6% |
| 1877 | 0.0701 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1878 | 0.0898 tonnes per person | +28.1% |
| 1879 | 0.0932 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1880 | 0.1078 tonnes per person | +15.7% |
| 1881 | 0.1152 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1882 | 0.1204 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1883 | 0.1353 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1884 | 0.1393 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1885 | 0.1514 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1886 | 0.1538 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1887 | 0.1624 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1888 | 0.1679 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1889 | 0.1789 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1890 | 0.2012 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1891 | 0.2201 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1892 | 0.2305 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1893 | 0.2674 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1894 | 0.2685 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 0.3073 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 1896 | 0.3094 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1897 | 0.3539 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1898 | 0.3929 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1899 | 0.4498 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 1900 | 0.5049 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1901 | 0.5147 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1902 | 0.4917 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1903 | 0.4747 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1904 | 0.5214 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1905 | 0.4567 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1906 | 0.5155 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1907 | 0.5698 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1908 | 0.5673 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1909 | 0.5932 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1910 | 0.5774 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1911 | 0.5897 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1912 | 0.6572 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1913 | 0.7017 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1914 | 0.6323 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1915 | 0.5797 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1916 | 0.6117 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1917 | 0.5562 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1918 | 0.2204 tonnes per person | -60.4% |
| 1919 | 0.1891 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 1920 | 0.1707 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 1921 | 0.1819 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1922 | 0.2201 tonnes per person | +21.0% |
| 1923 | 0.2414 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1924 | 0.2795 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 1925 | 0.2717 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1926 | 0.3869 tonnes per person | +42.4% |
| 1927 | 0.4774 tonnes per person | +23.4% |
| 1928 | 0.5137 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1929 | 0.5517 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1930 | 0.7617 tonnes per person | +38.1% |
| 1931 | 0.9027 tonnes per person | +18.5% |
| 1932 | 0.9938 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1933 | 1.09 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1934 | 1.3 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 1935 | 1.44 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1936 | 1.62 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1937 | 1.65 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1938 | 1.73 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1939 | 1.73 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1940 | 2 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 1941 | 1.87 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1942 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -44.2% |
| 1943 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1944 | 1.54 tonnes per person | +43.3% |
| 1945 | 1.4 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1946 | 1.55 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1947 | 1.85 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1948 | 1.95 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1949 | 2.22 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1950 | 2.41 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1951 | 2.56 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1952 | 2.72 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1953 | 2.84 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1954 | 3.04 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1955 | 3.36 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1956 | 3.56 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1957 | 3.65 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1958 | 3.63 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 3.61 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 3.53 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 3.38 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1962 | 3.35 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 3.38 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 3.35 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 3.36 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 3.42 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 3.49 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 3.49 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 3.57 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 3.9 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 3.95 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 4.14 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 4.26 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 4.37 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 4.47 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 4.43 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 4.41 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 4.5 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 4.38 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 4.45 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 4.21 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 4.13 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 4 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 3.8 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 3.89 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 4 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 3.25 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 1988 | 3.32 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 3.16 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 3.11 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 3.08 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 4.22 tonnes per person | +36.8% |
| 1993 | 4.11 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 3.29 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 1995 | 2.58 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 1996 | 2.47 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 2.34 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 2.61 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 2.07 tonnes per person | -20.6% |
| 2000 | 2.2 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -37.8% |
| 2002 | 1.36 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.51 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 1.5 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.7 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 1.49 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 1.3 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 1.19 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9506 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.11 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 1.24 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 1.27 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.18 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.23 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.26 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.18 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 1.2 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.04 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 1.15 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 1.25 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 1.3 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 1.27 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 1.27 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.51 tonnes per person, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 1.27 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.34 tonnes per person, 55% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Azerbaijan 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 | +104.4% | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0126 tonnes per person |
| 1918 | -60.4% | 0.5562 tonnes per person | 0.2204 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1860s | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0.0215 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0518 tonnes per person | 0.0224 tonnes per person | 0.0932 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1432 tonnes per person | 0.1078 tonnes per person | 0.1789 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3001 tonnes per person | 0.2012 tonnes per person | 0.4498 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.521 tonnes per person | 0.4567 tonnes per person | 0.5932 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5316 tonnes per person | 0.1891 tonnes per person | 0.7017 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3295 tonnes per person | 0.1707 tonnes per person | 0.5517 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.32 tonnes per person | 0.7617 tonnes per person | 1.73 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.65 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 2.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.14 tonnes per person | 2.41 tonnes per person | 3.65 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.43 tonnes per person | 3.35 tonnes per person | 3.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.28 tonnes per person | 3.9 tonnes per person | 4.5 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.82 tonnes per person | 3.16 tonnes per person | 4.45 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.99 tonnes per person | 2.07 tonnes per person | 4.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | 2.2 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 tonnes per person | 0.9506 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Azerbaijan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 33.20 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,951 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,346 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 190.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 367.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 340.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 26.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.28 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Azerbaijan?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Azerbaijan was 1.27 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 tonnes per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1830.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Azerbaijan ranks 119th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.