Australia vs Oman: Methane emissions, per capita
Australia
4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Oman
6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
Oman rank
7th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Australia
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Australia, a difference of 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Oman ranks 7th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Oman in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 11.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 9.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 8.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 2000s | 8.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 2010s | 6.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 2020s | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Australia or Oman?
- Oman, at 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Australia and Oman?
- 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Oman?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Oman rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Australia ranks 9th and Oman ranks 7th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.