China vs Oman: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

China
0.4343 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Oman
0.4398 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
China rank
19th
Oman rank
18th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • China
  • Oman
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How they compare

Oman currently reports 0.4398 kilograms per international-$ against 0.4343 kilograms per international-$ in China, a difference of 0.0055 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was China ahead.

China ranks 19th and Oman ranks 18th of 164 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Oman Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5606 kilograms per international-$ 0.0368 kilograms per international-$ 0.5238 kilograms per international-$ China
1970s 0.8063 kilograms per international-$ 0.7597 kilograms per international-$ 0.0466 kilograms per international-$ China
1980s 0.7376 kilograms per international-$ 0.6171 kilograms per international-$ 0.1205 kilograms per international-$ China
1990s 0.6919 kilograms per international-$ 0.5169 kilograms per international-$ 0.1749 kilograms per international-$ China
2000s 0.655 kilograms per international-$ 0.4093 kilograms per international-$ 0.2457 kilograms per international-$ China
2010s 0.5667 kilograms per international-$ 0.414 kilograms per international-$ 0.1527 kilograms per international-$ China
2020s 0.4388 kilograms per international-$ 0.4386 kilograms per international-$ 0.0002 kilograms per international-$ China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, China or Oman?
Oman, at 0.4398 kilograms per international-$ against 0.4343 kilograms per international-$ in China as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between China and Oman?
0.0055 kilograms per international-$, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Oman?
59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
How do China and Oman rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
China ranks 19th and Oman ranks 18th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).