Australia vs Oman: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Australia
2.42 million tonnes
in 2024
Oman
2.85 million tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
30th
Oman rank
27th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Australia
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 2.85 million tonnes against 2.42 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 435,020 tonnes.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 30th and Oman ranks 27th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Oman in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.57 million tonnes | 44,701 tonnes | 6.53 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 5.59 million tonnes | 748,189 tonnes | 4.84 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 6.45 million tonnes | 232,475 tonnes | 6.22 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 8.70 million tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 7.50 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 6.31 million tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | 4.07 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 794,822 tonnes | 2.75 million tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | Oman |
| 2020s | -5.64 million tonnes | 2.13 million tonnes | 7.76 million tonnes | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Australia or Oman?
- Oman, at 2.85 million tonnes against 2.42 million tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Australia and Oman?
- 435,020 tonnes, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Oman?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Oman rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Australia ranks 30th and Oman ranks 27th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.