Renewable electricity in Armenia
Armenia: Renewable electricity was 28.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity in Armenia, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 28.3% for renewable electricity in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Armenia peaked at 68.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1990.
Armenia ranks 93rd of 233 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable electricity in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.0% | — |
| 1991 | 16.2% | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 33.8% | +108.1% |
| 1993 | 68.2% | +101.7% |
| 1994 | 62.1% | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | -44.4% |
| 1996 | 25.3% | -26.7% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 24.8% | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 21.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | -20.4% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +78.3% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 33.1% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 30.7% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 33.5% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +10.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 28.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 1.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 28.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.2%, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +108.1% | 16.2% | 33.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.4% | 15.0% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 16.8% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 25.8% | 39.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
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 renewable electricity in Armenia?
- Renewable electricity in Armenia was 28.3% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1990.
- How does Armenia rank for renewable electricity?
- Armenia ranks 93rd out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants