Per capita ghg emissions in Armenia
Armenia: Per capita ghg emissions was 3.47 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.47
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
131st
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.88
in 2005
All-time low
0.8073
in 1925
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Armenia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita ghg emissions in Armenia is 3.47, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Armenia peaked at 3.88 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8073, in 1925.
That places Armenia 131st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita ghg emissions in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.85 | — |
| 1851 | 1.82 | -1.6% |
| 1852 | 1.79 | -1.3% |
| 1853 | 1.77 | -1.2% |
| 1854 | 1.75 | -1.1% |
| 1855 | 1.74 | -1.0% |
| 1856 | 1.72 | -1.1% |
| 1857 | 1.7 | -1.0% |
| 1858 | 1.69 | -0.8% |
| 1859 | 1.67 | -0.8% |
| 1860 | 1.65 | -1.4% |
| 1861 | 1.63 | -1.0% |
| 1862 | 1.62 | -1.0% |
| 1863 | 1.6 | -0.9% |
| 1864 | 1.59 | -0.8% |
| 1865 | 1.57 | -1.0% |
| 1866 | 1.57 | -0.5% |
| 1867 | 1.55 | -0.8% |
| 1868 | 1.54 | -1.0% |
| 1869 | 1.53 | -0.7% |
| 1870 | 1.48 | -3.0% |
| 1871 | 1.46 | -1.4% |
| 1872 | 1.45 | -1.0% |
| 1873 | 1.43 | -0.8% |
| 1874 | 1.43 | -0.2% |
| 1875 | 1.43 | -0.2% |
| 1876 | 1.43 | +0.1% |
| 1877 | 1.43 | -0.3% |
| 1878 | 1.43 | +0.3% |
| 1879 | 1.42 | -0.4% |
| 1880 | 1.41 | -0.7% |
| 1881 | 1.4 | -0.9% |
| 1882 | 1.39 | -0.7% |
| 1883 | 1.39 | -0.4% |
| 1884 | 1.37 | -0.8% |
| 1885 | 1.37 | -0.4% |
| 1886 | 1.36 | -0.6% |
| 1887 | 1.35 | -0.6% |
| 1888 | 1.35 | -0.6% |
| 1889 | 1.34 | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 1.3 | -3.3% |
| 1891 | 1.27 | -1.7% |
| 1892 | 1.26 | -1.3% |
| 1893 | 1.25 | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 1.24 | -1.1% |
| 1895 | 1.24 | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 1.23 | -0.9% |
| 1897 | 1.24 | +0.5% |
| 1898 | 1.24 | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 1.25 | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 1.24 | -1.2% |
| 1901 | 1.22 | -1.4% |
| 1902 | 1.19 | -2.5% |
| 1903 | 1.17 | -1.9% |
| 1904 | 1.17 | +0.3% |
| 1905 | 1.13 | -3.1% |
| 1906 | 1.14 | +1.0% |
| 1907 | 1.15 | +0.7% |
| 1908 | 1.14 | -1.0% |
| 1909 | 1.14 | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 1.12 | -2.0% |
| 1911 | 1.11 | -1.2% |
| 1912 | 1.13 | +1.9% |
| 1913 | 1.14 | +0.8% |
| 1914 | 1.1 | -3.1% |
| 1915 | 1.07 | -2.5% |
| 1916 | 1.08 | +0.6% |
| 1917 | 1.06 | -2.3% |
| 1918 | 0.917 | -13.1% |
| 1919 | 0.898 | -2.1% |
| 1920 | 0.8648 | -3.7% |
| 1921 | 0.8469 | -2.1% |
| 1922 | 0.8436 | -0.4% |
| 1923 | 0.8326 | -1.3% |
| 1924 | 0.8315 | -0.1% |
| 1925 | 0.8073 | -2.9% |
| 1926 | 0.8075 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.8273 | +2.5% |
| 1928 | 0.8288 | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 0.8276 | -0.1% |
| 1930 | 1.58 | +90.6% |
| 1931 | 1.94 | +23.0% |
| 1932 | 2.19 | +13.0% |
| 1933 | 2.4 | +9.5% |
| 1934 | 2.63 | +9.6% |
| 1935 | 2.82 | +7.3% |
| 1936 | 3.02 | +7.0% |
| 1937 | 3.13 | +3.8% |
| 1938 | 3.25 | +3.9% |
| 1939 | 3.34 | +2.6% |
| 1940 | 2.84 | -15.0% |
| 1941 | 2.43 | -14.3% |
| 1942 | 1.88 | -22.5% |
| 1943 | 1.74 | -7.9% |
| 1944 | 1.78 | +2.5% |
| 1945 | 1.67 | -6.1% |
| 1946 | 1.63 | -2.6% |
| 1947 | 1.66 | +1.9% |
| 1948 | 1.61 | -3.0% |
| 1949 | 1.63 | +1.4% |
| 1950 | 1.8 | +10.6% |
| 1951 | 1.97 | +9.1% |
| 1952 | 2.15 | +9.4% |
| 1953 | 2.25 | +4.7% |
| 1954 | 2.4 | +6.6% |
| 1955 | 2.59 | +7.6% |
| 1956 | 2.68 | +3.8% |
| 1957 | 2.74 | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 2.69 | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 2.45 | -8.7% |
| 1960 | 2.29 | -6.7% |
| 1961 | 2.25 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 2.26 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 2.32 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 2.38 | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 2.36 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 2.45 | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 2.51 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 2.57 | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 2.57 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 2.65 | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 2.81 | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 2.93 | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 3 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 3.04 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 3.14 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 3.18 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 3.15 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 3.16 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 3.13 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 3.23 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 3.2 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 3.23 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 3.25 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 3.26 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 3.43 | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 3.28 | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 3.26 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 3.56 | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 3.5 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 3.28 | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 2.74 | -16.4% |
| 1992 | 2.34 | -14.7% |
| 1993 | 1.5 | -36.1% |
| 1994 | 1.73 | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 2.16 | +25.1% |
| 1996 | 1.72 | -20.3% |
| 1997 | 1.89 | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 1.84 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.74 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 1.93 | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 2.24 | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 2.27 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.5 | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 3 | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 3.88 | +29.4% |
| 2006 | 3.31 | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 3.25 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.32 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.89 | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 2.74 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 2.98 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 3.29 | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 3.19 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 3.13 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.14 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.19 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.13 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 3.16 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.17 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.38 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 3.63 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 3.7 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.53 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 3.47 | -1.9% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 3.47 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81, 72% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 3.47 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.18, 56% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | +90.6% | 0.8276 | 1.58 |
| 1993 | -36.1% | 2.34 | 1.5 |
| 2005 | +29.4% | 3 | 3.88 |
| 1995 | +25.1% | 1.73 | 2.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.75 | 1.67 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.58 | 1.53 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.44 | 1.42 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.37 | 1.34 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.17 | 1.13 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.06 | 0.898 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8318 | 0.8073 | 0.8648 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.63 | 1.58 | 3.34 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.89 | 1.61 | 2.84 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.37 | 1.8 | 2.74 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.4 | 2.25 | 2.57 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.02 | 2.65 | 3.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.32 | 3.2 | 3.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.09 | 1.5 | 3.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.86 | 1.93 | 3.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.11 | 2.74 | 3.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.54 | 3.38 | 3.7 | 5 |
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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 per capita ghg emissions in Armenia?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Armenia was 3.47 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.88 in 2005.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8073 in 1925.
- How does Armenia rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Armenia ranks 131st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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