Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Oman
Oman: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.5079 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Oman, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Oman recorded 0.5079 for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Oman peaked at 0.5079 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2437, in 1997.
That places Oman 6th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2643 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3024 | +14.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2877 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2734 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2482 | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.244 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2463 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2437 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2456 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2788 | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.274 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2835 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3055 | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3301 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3196 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3233 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.394 | +21.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4058 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3655 | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3632 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3875 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4369 | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 0.453 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4509 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4729 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4761 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4607 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4634 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4745 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4859 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4837 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5034 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4948 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5017 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5079 | +1.2% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 0.5079 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1118, 4.5× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Oman's 0.5079 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2568, 2.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2634 | 0.2437 | 0.3024 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3364 | 0.274 | 0.4058 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4562 | 0.3875 | 0.4859 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4983 | 0.4837 | 0.5079 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6127 compare
- 4 Turkmenistan 0.5881 compare
- 5 Iran 0.5178 compare
- 7 Kuwait 0.5073 compare
- 8 South Africa 0.5057 compare
- 9 Mongolia 0.4659 compare
More climate change data for Oman
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.10 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 331.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 701.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 30.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 30.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.2268 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.115 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Oman?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Oman was 0.5079 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5079 in 2024.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2437 in 1997.
- How does Oman rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Oman ranks 6th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.