Per capita methane emissions in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Per capita methane emissions was 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
62nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2008
All-time low
0.4782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Azerbaijan, 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
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Azerbaijan stood at 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Azerbaijan peaked at 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1910.
Azerbaijan ranks 62nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.5773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.5721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1852 | 0.567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1853 | 0.5619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1854 | 0.5569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1855 | 0.5519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1856 | 0.5469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1857 | 0.542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1858 | 0.5371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1859 | 0.5324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1860 | 0.5277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1861 | 0.5264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.5251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.5238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.5224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.5212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1866 | 0.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.5188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.5173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.5157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.5142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.5128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 0.5115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1873 | 0.5102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1874 | 0.509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1875 | 0.5078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1876 | 0.5066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1877 | 0.5055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1878 | 0.5043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 0.5031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.5018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1881 | 0.5012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.5002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1883 | 0.4993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.4994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.4992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.4981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.4982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.4973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.4958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.4959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.4965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.4954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.4958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.4932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1895 | 0.4957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1896 | 0.494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1897 | 0.4944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1898 | 0.4948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.4943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 0.4958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 0.4967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1902 | 0.4935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 0.4896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1904 | 0.4887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.4817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1906 | 0.4819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1907 | 0.4811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 0.4796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.4791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.4782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 0.4805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1912 | 0.4839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1913 | 0.4864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1914 | 0.4897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1915 | 0.4937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1916 | 0.4974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1917 | 0.4974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.4895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1919 | 0.4937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1920 | 0.495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 0.4982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1922 | 0.5034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1923 | 0.5078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1924 | 0.5114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1925 | 0.5152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1926 | 0.521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1927 | 0.527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1928 | 0.5296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1929 | 0.5363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1930 | 0.5566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1931 | 0.568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1932 | 0.5687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1933 | 0.5724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1934 | 0.5811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1935 | 0.5866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1936 | 0.6018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1937 | 0.615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1938 | 0.629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1939 | 0.6401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1940 | 0.6527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1941 | 0.6679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1942 | 0.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1943 | 0.6882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1944 | 0.7218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1945 | 0.7036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1946 | 0.7237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1947 | 0.7473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1948 | 0.7673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1949 | 0.7871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1950 | 0.8087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1951 | 0.8278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1952 | 0.8518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1953 | 0.8749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 0.8987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 0.9271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 0.9555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 0.982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1962 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +32.1% |
| 2008 | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +32.1% | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 59 Bulgaria 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 60 Turkey 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 61 South Africa 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 63 Latvia 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 64 Belize 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 65 Ecuador 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Azerbaijan?
- Per capita methane emissions in Azerbaijan was 1.23 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1910.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Azerbaijan ranks 62nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.