Per capita methane emissions in Armenia
Armenia: Per capita methane emissions was 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
162nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.6279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1988
All-time low
0.3182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1930
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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 methane emissions in Armenia is 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Armenia peaked at 0.6279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.3182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1930.
That places Armenia 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 159 Barbados 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 160 Ghana 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 161 Lesotho 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 163 Bangladesh 0.5506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 164 Micronesia (country) 0.5252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 165 Benin 0.5234 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 methane emissions in Armenia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Armenia was 0.5542 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 methane emissions recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1930.
- How does Armenia rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Armenia ranks 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.