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