Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Armenia
Armenia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
131st
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2005
All-time low
0.8073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1925
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Armenia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Armenia is 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Armenia peaked at 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 128 Mauritania 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 129 Ecuador 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 130 East Timor 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 132 Grenada 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 133 Myanmar 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 134 North Korea 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Armenia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Population, total 3.09 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Urban population 2.04 million (2025)
- Urban population 65.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.5 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 406.69 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.5 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.5 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Armenia?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Armenia was 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1925.
- How does Armenia rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Armenia ranks 131st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.