Australia vs Oman: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Australia
17.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Oman
21.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Australia rank
10th
Oman rank
8th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Australia
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 21.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 17.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Australia, a difference of 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Oman ranks 8th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 14 and Oman in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1860s | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1870s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1880s | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1890s | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1900s | 4.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1910s | 6.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1920s | 6.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1930s | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1940s | 7.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1950s | 10.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1960s | 12.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 15.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 1980s | 17.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 20.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 22.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 2010s | 20.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 2020s | 17.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Australia or Oman?
- Oman, at 21.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 17.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Australia and Oman?
- 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Oman?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Oman rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Australia ranks 10th and Oman ranks 8th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.