Share of electricity production by source in Armenia
Armenia: Share of electricity production by source was 42.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
42.2%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
137th
of 208 countries
All-time high
85.0%
in 1990
All-time low
20.3%
in 2009
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Share of electricity production by source in Armenia, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 42.2% for share of electricity production by source in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Armenia peaked at 85.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2009.
Armenia ranks 137th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85.0% | — |
| 1991 | 83.8% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 66.2% | -21.0% |
| 1993 | 31.8% | -52.0% |
| 1994 | 37.9% | +19.1% |
| 1995 | 60.0% | +58.4% |
| 1996 | 37.3% | -37.9% |
| 1997 | 50.3% | +34.8% |
| 1998 | 49.5% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 42.7% | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 45.2% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | -41.1% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +45.2% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | +31.5% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 42.9% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | -1.7% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 42.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 78.6%, 54% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 42.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.7%, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.4% | 31.8% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 20.3% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 22.2% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 40.4% | 42.9% | 3 |
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 share of electricity production by source in Armenia?
- Share of electricity production by source in Armenia was 42.2% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2009.
- How does Armenia rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Armenia ranks 137th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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