How does Armenia rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?

Armenia ranks 99th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Armenia?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Armenia data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Armenia

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Armenia
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Armenia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 35,482 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

35,482 tonnes

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

99th

of 220 countries

All-time high

78,435 tonnes

in 1980

All-time low

28.5 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Armenia, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Armenia is 35,482 tonnes, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Armenia peaked at 78,435 tonnes in 1980 and was at its lowest, 28.5 tonnes, in 1750.

Armenia ranks 99th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	28.97 tonnes	28.5 tonnes	29.45 tonnes	10
1760s	30.05 tonnes	29.55 tonnes	30.54 tonnes	10
1770s	31.16 tonnes	30.65 tonnes	31.68 tonnes	10
1780s	32.29 tonnes	31.8 tonnes	32.78 tonnes	10
1790s	33.39 tonnes	32.89 tonnes	33.9 tonnes	10
1800s	34.51 tonnes	34.01 tonnes	35.02 tonnes	10
1810s	35.25 tonnes	35.13 tonnes	35.38 tonnes	10
1820s	35.51 tonnes	35.4 tonnes	35.61 tonnes	10
1830s	35.94 tonnes	35.71 tonnes	36.34 tonnes	10
1840s	35.86 tonnes	35.81 tonnes	35.91 tonnes	10
1850s	39.45 tonnes	34.33 tonnes	49.19 tonnes	10
1860s	93.93 tonnes	56.34 tonnes	145.01 tonnes	10
1870s	238.23 tonnes	152.81 tonnes	347.97 tonnes	10
1880s	508.33 tonnes	394.62 tonnes	627.67 tonnes	10
1890s	1,029 tonnes	698.3 tonnes	1,517 tonnes	10
1900s	1,693 tonnes	1,489 tonnes	1,855 tonnes	10
1910s	1,739 tonnes	798.93 tonnes	2,199 tonnes	10
1920s	1,220 tonnes	747.8 tonnes	1,871 tonnes	10
1930s	4,588 tonnes	2,576 tonnes	6,194 tonnes	10
1940s	6,583 tonnes	4,868 tonnes	8,855 tonnes	10
1950s	15,019 tonnes	9,807 tonnes	21,512 tonnes	10
1960s	30,673 tonnes	22,704 tonnes	39,911 tonnes	10
1970s	61,285 tonnes	43,680 tonnes	76,288 tonnes	10
1980s	70,811 tonnes	53,424 tonnes	78,435 tonnes	10
1990s	24,830 tonnes	7,166 tonnes	69,172 tonnes	10
2000s	25,880 tonnes	16,355 tonnes	34,470 tonnes	10
2010s	38,115 tonnes	28,981 tonnes	46,484 tonnes	10
2020s	35,012 tonnes	34,376 tonnes	35,482 tonnes	3

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More energy & mining data for Armenia

Fuel imports 6.4% (2024)
Ores and metals imports 5.7% (2024)
Ores and metals exports 16.1% (2024)
Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fuel exports 0.7% (2024)
Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.7% (2023)
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 55.5% (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Armenia?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Armenia was 35,482 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Armenia?: The highest recorded value was 78,435 tonnes in 1980.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Armenia?: The lowest recorded value was 28.5 tonnes in 1750.
How does Armenia rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Armenia ranks 99th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Armenia?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Armenia data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.