Australia vs Oman: Per capita methane emissions
Australia
5.08 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
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Australia
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Australia, a difference of 1.14 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 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Oman ranks 7th of 199 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 | 6.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1860s | 6.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1870s | 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1880s | 7.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1890s | 7.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1900s | 8.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1910s | 8.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1920s | 8.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1930s | 8.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1940s | 9.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1950s | 10.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1960s | 10.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 11.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 9.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 8.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 2000s | 8.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 2010s | 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 2020s | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Australia or Oman?
- Oman, at 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Australia and Oman?
- 1.14 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 methane emissions?
- Australia ranks 9th and Oman ranks 7th of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.