Gabon vs Oman: Per capita methane emissions
Gabon
5.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Oman
6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Gabon rank
8th
Oman rank
7th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Gabon
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Gabon, a difference of 0.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Oman ahead.
Gabon ranks 8th and Oman ranks 7th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 6 and Oman in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 1860s | 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 1870s | 0.1087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 1880s | 0.107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 1890s | 0.1114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 1900s | 0.1267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 1910s | 0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 1920s | 0.1889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 1930s | 0.2083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 1940s | 0.2664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 1950s | 0.4807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1960s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1970s | 13.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1980s | 10.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1990s | 15.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 2000s | 12.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 2010s | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Oman |
| 2020s | 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8708 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, Gabon or Oman?
- Oman, at 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Gabon and Oman?
- 0.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Oman?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Oman rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Gabon ranks 8th 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.