Australia vs Oman: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?

Australia
14.07 tonnes per person
in 2023
Oman
16.51 tonnes per person
in 2023
Australia rank
13th
Oman rank
10th

Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time

  • Australia
  • Oman
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How they compare

Oman currently reports 16.51 tonnes per person against 14.07 tonnes per person in Australia, a difference of 2.44 tonnes per person.

That makes Oman's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 13th and Oman ranks 10th of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Oman in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Oman Difference Ahead
1990s 14.68 tonnes per person 8.05 tonnes per person 6.64 tonnes per person Australia
2000s 17.07 tonnes per person 13.3 tonnes per person 3.78 tonnes per person Australia
2010s 16.54 tonnes per person 17.98 tonnes per person 1.44 tonnes per person Oman
2020s 14.13 tonnes per person 17.28 tonnes per person 3.15 tonnes per person Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Australia or Oman?
Oman, at 16.51 tonnes per person against 14.07 tonnes per person in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Australia and Oman?
2.44 tonnes per person, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Oman?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Oman rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
Australia ranks 13th and Oman ranks 10th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.