Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Armenia
Armenia: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 10.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Armenia, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Armenia is 10.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Armenia peaked at 17.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1990.
Armenia ranks 149th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.1% | — |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | +189.2% |
| 1993 | 12.9% | +93.6% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | +37.4% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | -47.8% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | +34.5% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | -18.8% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -24.3% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +64.2% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -25.5% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +52.8% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -1.6% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 10.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 79% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 10.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.8%, 49% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources 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 | +189.2% | 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 | 9.9% | 6.6% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.1% | 11.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More energy & mining data for Armenia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 8.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Armenia?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Armenia was 10.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1990.
- How does Armenia rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Armenia ranks 149th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).