Renewable energy consumption in Armenia
Armenia: Renewable energy consumption was 15.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption 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 TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Armenia stood at 15.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 104.4% on the previous year and up 143.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Armenia peaked at 17.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1990.
That places Armenia 121st out of 226 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.1% | — |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | +189.1% |
| 1993 | 12.9% | +93.7% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | +37.3% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | -47.8% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | +34.5% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -24.4% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +64.2% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -25.5% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +104.4% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 15.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 15.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.5%, 96% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption 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 | +189.1% | 2.3% | 6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 2.1% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 5.4% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 6.6% | 15.8% | 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 energy consumption in Armenia?
- Renewable energy consumption in Armenia was 15.8% 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 energy consumption recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1990.
- How does Armenia rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Armenia ranks 121st out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption