Oman vs Qatar: Per capita methane emissions
Oman
6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Qatar
7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Oman rank
7th
Qatar rank
4th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Oman
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Oman, a difference of 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Oman's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Qatar ahead.
Oman ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 4th of 199 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1860s | 0.6329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1870s | 0.6395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1880s | 0.6527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1890s | 0.6748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1900s | 0.6302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1910s | 0.5194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1920s | 0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1930s | 0.3272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1940s | 0.2764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1950s | 0.252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 60.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 60.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1960s | 0.2641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 34.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 34.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1970s | 10.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 55.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 45.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 10.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 10.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 6.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 6.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Oman or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Oman as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Oman and Qatar?
- 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Qatar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Oman and Qatar rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Oman ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 4th 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.