Photo: Alexander Naumov derivative work: Inkey · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Armenia: Energy
Which countries generate clean, reliable and affordable electricity?
Armenia is placed 74th of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 240.31 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 31.89 (2024).
Share
Energy
74th
of 165 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Armenia on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
240.31
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)
Lower is better
Armenia: 240.31. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.
- World median
- 433.75
- Best in Western Asia
- 145.08 Georgia
- Land neighbours
- Azerbaijan 634.41 · Georgia 145.08 · Türkiye 470.79
31.89
Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Higher is better
Armenia: 31.89. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.
- World median
- 32.06
- Best in Western Asia
- 79.83 Georgia
- Land neighbours
- Azerbaijan 11.75 · Georgia 79.83 · Türkiye 45.61
Key 3 of 3
World Energy Trilemma Index
World Energy Council
2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
60.4
Trilemma score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 58th of 99 by World Energy Council
Armenia: 60.4. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.
- World median
- 63.8
- Best in Western Asia
- 74.1 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Azerbaijan 65.6 · Georgia 64.6 · Iran 59.8 · Türkiye 64.6
02Over time
Which way Armenia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Carbon Intensity of Electricity
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) · lower is better
ArmeniaWorld median
Armenia fell from 280.1 in 2000 to 240.31 in 2024; the world median went from 540.34 to 433.75.
Every year’s figures
Year Armenia World median 2024 240.3 433.7 2023 262.8 452.7 2022 241.3 476.3 2021 266.8 469.0 2020 251.8 482.0 2019 248.3 488.2 2018 270.1 500.4 2017 232.5 506.3 2016 222.8 521.9 2015 226.4 524.8 2014 264.3 522.3 2013 256.9 508.8 2012 263.7 525.4 2011 204.4 521.4 2010 146.4 515.5 2009 135.1 533.6 2008 193.4 517.2 2007 164.2 535.3 2006 162.0 537.5 2005 185.9 521.4 2004 173.4 523.1 2003 179.1 543.1 2002 184.2 551.3 2001 291.1 559.3 2000 280.1 540.3 Renewable Share of Electricity Generation
Renewables (% of electricity generated) · higher is better
ArmeniaWorld median
Armenia rose from 21.63 in 2000 to 31.89 in 2024; the world median went from 15.61 to 32.06.
Every year’s figures
Year Armenia World median 2024 31.89 32.062 2023 27.98 28.000 2022 34.11 28.881 2021 32.25 28.286 2020 25.13 27.125 2019 32.18 26.296 2018 30.44 25.505 2017 29.88 24.023 2016 32.82 22.218 2015 28.87 21.915 2014 26.16 21.151 2013 28.71 21.593 2012 29.41 19.869 2011 34.12 18.584 2010 40.51 18.572 2009 36.77 17.886 2008 30.17 15.923 2007 32.28 15.586 2006 31.70 15.392 2005 28.78 16.438 2004 34.20 16.445 2003 36.98 16.339 2002 30.89 13.826 2001 16.73 14.023 2000 21.63 15.612
03In context
Armenia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.
Armenia and the countries it borders
Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Carbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) | Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated) | World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia | 38th | 145.08 | 79.83 | 64.6 |
 Türkiye | 72nd | 470.79 | 45.61 | 64.6 |
| Armenia | 74th | 240.31 | 31.89 | 60.4 |
 Azerbaijan | 112th | 634.41 | 11.75 | 65.6 |
 Iran | not placed | — | — | 59.8 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 165.
Placed either side on energy
The countries immediately above and below Armenia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Armenia is ahead of the world, and behind
24 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median7
Statistics on which Armenia does better than the middle country measured.
Firms Owning or Sharing a GeneratorWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 24.8515.4824.85No earlier reading
Armenia: 15.48 · world median 24.85 · Firms owning or sharing a generator (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.158 to 90.51; lower is better.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3261.0237.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Armenia: 61.02 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 58th of 162 · derived.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2799.7455.279▲ Improved since 2014
Armenia: 9.745 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major ConstraintWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 25.7722.5525.77No earlier reading
Armenia: 22.55 · world median 25.77 · Firms rating electricity a major or very severe constraint (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 84.77; lower is better.
Position 106th of 179 · derived, 1st = worst.
CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.212.4993.21▼ Worsened since 2014
Armenia: 2.499 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.
Position 120th of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.
RISE Renewable Energy Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 33.2636.2733.26▼ Worsened since 2013
Armenia: 36.27 · world median 33.26 · Renewable energy policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.056 to 89.52; higher is better.
RISE Energy Efficiency Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 48.2348.6748.23▼ Worsened since 2013
Armenia: 48.67 · world median 48.23 · Energy efficiency policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.975 to 95.93; higher is better.
Behind the world median1
Statistics on which Armenia does worse than the middle country measured.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7383.3832.738▲ Improved since 2014
Armenia: 3.383 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare4
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▲ Improved since 2014
Armenia: 100 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▲ Improved since 2014
Armenia: 100 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 100100100No real change since 2018
Armenia: 100 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Armenia: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end12
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Nuclear Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 029.130No real change since 2014
Armenia: 29.13 · world median 0 · Nuclear (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 67.4.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0499.7453.049Moved since 2014
Armenia: 9.745 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.58538.982.585Moved since 2014
Armenia: 38.98 · world median 2.585 · Natural gas (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.97.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.4850.144Moved since 2014
Armenia: 0.485 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.8522.1512.85No real change since 2014
Armenia: 22.15 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.
Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.557.1249.5No real change since 2014
Armenia: 57.12 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.
Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.0770.0410.077Moved since 2014
Armenia: 0.041 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.
Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2734.1064.273No earlier reading
Armenia: 4.106 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.
Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Armenia: 0 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.
Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 000No real change since 2015
Armenia: 0 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.
Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 1000100No earlier reading
Armenia: 0 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 0-15.390No real change since 2014
Armenia: -15.39 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.
No current reading for Armenia
Operating Coal Power Capacity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score and RISE Electricity Access Policy Score. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Energy among Armenia’s 16 topics
Energy is Armenia’s 10th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Gender & Equalityjoint 34th of 1834/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience40th of 1934/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality51st of 1593/3 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 57th of 1764/4 keys
- Digital & Technology73rd of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing76th of 2003/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties78th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade70th of 1772/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital78th of 1963/3 keys
- Energy74th of 1653/3 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 91st of 1944/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture100th of 1844/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 114th of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Security143rd of 1774/4 keys
- Work & Labour153rd of 1824/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability160th of 1863/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on energy
The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Armenia can most readily be measured against.
1
BhutanSouthern Asia
1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
UgandaEastern Africa
3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Bhutan1st2/3 keysHighest in Western Asia
Georgia38th3/3 keysThis page
Armenia74th3/3 keys
Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Roads, railways, water supply and telecommunications are not covered: each would need a worldwide series this site does not hold. Emissions from the whole economy are measured under Environment & Sustainability. Oil and gas production, total energy use, energy-efficiency policy and businesses' experience of power cuts are published here as context, without a better end where none exists.
How the Energy standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Carbon Intensity of Electricity — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- Renewable Share of Electricity Generation — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- World Energy Trilemma Index — World Energy Council, Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
The other 24 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Armenia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Armenia (banner) — Alexander Naumov derivative work: Inkey, CC BY 3.0
- Bhutan — VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uganda — Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Armenia: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/armenia/energy