Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Armenia
Armenia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.2393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
129th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.5256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2016
All-time low
0.147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide 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
Armenia recorded 0.2393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Armenia peaked at 0.5256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1870.
That places Armenia 129th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Armenia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.1529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1852 | 0.1541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1853 | 0.1552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 0.1562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1855 | 0.157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1856 | 0.1575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1857 | 0.1577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.1577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.1574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.1567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1861 | 0.1557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1862 | 0.1548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1863 | 0.1538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1864 | 0.1528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1865 | 0.1517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1866 | 0.1507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1867 | 0.1497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1868 | 0.1488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1869 | 0.1479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1870 | 0.147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1871 | 0.1478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1872 | 0.1513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1873 | 0.1569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1874 | 0.1639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1875 | 0.1715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1876 | 0.1791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1877 | 0.1862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1878 | 0.1921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1879 | 0.1963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1880 | 0.1982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 0.1985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1882 | 0.1986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.1983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1884 | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.1974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.1967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1887 | 0.1961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1888 | 0.1955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.1951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.1971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1891 | 0.1981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 0.1991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1893 | 0.1999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 0.2005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1895 | 0.2009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 0.2011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.2011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.2007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1899 | 0.2001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 0.1991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1901 | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1902 | 0.1967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 0.1954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1904 | 0.1941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1905 | 0.1929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1906 | 0.1916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1907 | 0.1904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1908 | 0.1892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1909 | 0.188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1910 | 0.187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1911 | 0.1875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1912 | 0.1908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1913 | 0.1961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1914 | 0.2027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1915 | 0.2101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1916 | 0.2175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1917 | 0.2243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1918 | 0.2301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1919 | 0.2342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1920 | 0.236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1921 | 0.2366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1922 | 0.2371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1923 | 0.2376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1924 | 0.2379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1925 | 0.2381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1926 | 0.2382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1928 | 0.2376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 0.2369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.2359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1931 | 0.234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1932 | 0.231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1933 | 0.2272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1934 | 0.2229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1935 | 0.2185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1936 | 0.2142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1937 | 0.2104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1938 | 0.2072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1939 | 0.205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1940 | 0.2041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1941 | 0.206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 0.2115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1943 | 0.2198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1944 | 0.2302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1945 | 0.2416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1946 | 0.2535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1947 | 0.2651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1948 | 0.2756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1949 | 0.2829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1950 | 0.2869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1951 | 0.2879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.2895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 0.2914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.2933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.2947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.2955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 0.2954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.2943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.2921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.2889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 0.2893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 0.202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +48.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.4% |
| 2013 | 0.342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +44.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -23.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -33.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.2393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.2393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 49% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita nitrous oxide emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +48.1% | 0.1981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2016 | +44.2% | 0.3646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2019 | -33.5% | 0.3913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 126 Ecuador 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 127 Tajikistan 0.2444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 128 Bhutan 0.2409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 130 United Arab Emirates 0.239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 131 Samoa 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 132 Nepal 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Armenia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3778 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.129 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1265 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Armenia?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Armenia was 0.2393 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 nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1870.
- How does Armenia rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Armenia ranks 129th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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 nitrous oxide 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.