Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Armenia
Armenia: Hazardous waste generated, per capita was 0.0092 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Armenia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 0.0092 for hazardous waste generated, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 98.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste generated, per capita in Armenia peaked at 0.8832 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0092, in 2023.
Armenia ranks 99th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8191 | — |
| 2001 | 0.8214 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8086 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8832 | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8601 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8681 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8489 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8212 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6769 | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6679 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6732 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6315 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6211 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5047 | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 0.507 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5263 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4742 | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.542 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5696 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.509 | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0113 | -97.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0115 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0095 | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0092 | -2.6% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.0092 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.76, 0% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.0092 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hazardous waste generated, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -97.8% | 0.509 | 0.0113 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8075 | 0.6679 | 0.8832 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5559 | 0.4742 | 0.6732 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0104 | 0.0092 | 0.0115 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 97 Kyrgyzstan 0.0492 compare
- 98 Kazakhstan 0.0463 compare
More environment data for Armenia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.764 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.509 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste generated, per capita in Armenia?
- Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Armenia was 0.0092 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste generated, per capita recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8832 in 2003.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste generated, per capita recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0092 in 2023.
- How does Armenia rank for hazardous waste generated, per capita?
- Armenia ranks 99th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hazardous waste generated, per capita rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Hazardous waste generated, per capita (Kg). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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