Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Armenia
Armenia: Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal was 1.07 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Armenia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Armenia stood at 1.07 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.6% on the previous year and up 664.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Armenia peaked at 1.07 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Armenia 80th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Armenia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2018 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2019 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +200.0% |
| 2020 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | +133.3% |
| 2021 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | +107.1% |
| 2022 | 0.52 terawatt-hours | +79.3% |
| 2023 | 0.77 terawatt-hours | +48.1% |
| 2024 | 0.88 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 1.07 terawatt-hours | +21.6% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 1.07 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.65 terawatt-hours, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 1.07 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.66 terawatt-hours, 19% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6117 terawatt-hours | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More energy & mining data for Armenia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 6.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Armenia?
- Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Armenia was 1.07 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal?
- Armenia ranks 80th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.