Waste — Emissions Share in Armenia
Armenia: Waste — Emissions Share was 8.07 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions Share in Armenia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Armenia stood at 8.07 %. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Armenia peaked at 8.07 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.35 %, in 2016.
That places Armenia 53rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.11 % | — |
| 1993 | 5.98 % | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 7.13 % | +19.2% |
| 1995 | 7.07 % | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 7.16 % | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 7.17 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 7.31 % | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 7.47 % | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 7.11 % | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 6.96 % | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 6.11 % | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 6.53 % | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 6.28 % | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 6.65 % | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 4.63 % | -30.4% |
| 2007 | 5.46 % | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 5.64 % | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 5.58 % | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 6.1 % | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 6.06 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.12 % | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 4.89 % | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 5.18 % | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 4.77 % | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 3.35 % | -29.8% |
| 2017 | 4.39 % | +31.0% |
| 2018 | 6.41 % | +46.0% |
| 2019 | 6.85 % | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 6.74 % | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 7.14 % | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 7.58 % | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 8.07 % | +6.5% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 8.07 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.57 %, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 8.07 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.07 %, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share in Armenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +46.0% | 4.39 % | 6.41 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8 % | 5.11 % | 7.47 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.1 % | 4.63 % | 7.11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.31 % | 3.35 % | 6.85 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.38 % | 6.74 % | 8.07 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More climate change data for Armenia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 57.63 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,643 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 592.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,051 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 37.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 355.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 352.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.33 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Armenia?
- Waste — emissions share in Armenia was 8.07 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.07 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.35 % in 2016.
- How does Armenia rank for waste — emissions share?
- Armenia ranks 53rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.