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.
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
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 10.25 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 6.01 million (2025)
- Urban population 58.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.85 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.64 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.85 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.85 tonnes per person (2024)
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.