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

0.10.20.30.40.5185019372024

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 126 Ecuador 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  2. 127 Tajikistan 0.2444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  3. 128 Bhutan 0.2409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  4. 130 United Arab Emirates 0.239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  5. 131 Samoa 0.2377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  6. 132 Nepal 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.