Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Oman
Oman: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.4398 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Oman, 1964–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Oman recorded 0.4398 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Oman peaked at 1.21 kilograms per international-$ in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0097 kilograms per international-$, in 1964.
Oman ranks 18th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0368 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0097 kilograms per international-$ | 0.068 kilograms per international-$ | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.7597 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0497 kilograms per international-$ | 1.21 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6171 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5487 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7923 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5169 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4004 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6163 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4093 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3466 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4939 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.414 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3804 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4366 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4386 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4348 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4414 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 15 Ukraine 0.4627 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 16 Russia 0.449 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4407 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 19 China 0.4343 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 20 Iraq 0.4125 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 21 Laos 0.4103 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Oman
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 4.0% (2025)
- Population, total 5.49 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.37 million (2025)
- Urban population 79.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 15.65 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.67 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 15.65 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 15.65 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Oman?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Oman was 0.4398 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 kilograms per international-$ in 1977.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0097 kilograms per international-$ in 1964.
- How does Oman rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Oman ranks 18th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).