Oman vs Saudi Arabia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Oman
21.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
23.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Oman rank
8th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Oman
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 23.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 21.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Oman, a difference of 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Oman ahead.
Oman ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 9 and Saudi Arabia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 1860s | 0.4875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 1870s | 0.4961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 1880s | 0.5115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 1890s | 0.5295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 1900s | 0.4872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 1910s | 0.3842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 1920s | 0.2928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 1930s | 0.2076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1940s | 0.189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 0.1965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 0.3005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 16.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 15.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 17.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 24.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 2010s | 23.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 22.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Oman or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 23.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 21.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Oman as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Oman and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Saudi Arabia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Oman and Saudi Arabia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Oman ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 198 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.