Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Oman
Oman: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 16.51 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Oman, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Oman stood at 16.51 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Oman peaked at 19.25 tonnes per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.85 tonnes per person, in 2000.
That places Oman 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Oman, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.99 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 7.1 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 6.95 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 7.45 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 8.98 tonnes per person | +20.5% |
| 1995 | 9.27 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 8.65 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 8.35 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 8.91 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 7.81 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 2000 | 6.85 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 7.08 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 8.13 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 16.16 tonnes per person | +98.9% |
| 2004 | 12.05 tonnes per person | -25.5% |
| 2005 | 12.04 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.6 tonnes per person | +29.6% |
| 2007 | 17.55 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 18.81 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 18.7 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 19.25 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 18.69 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 18.98 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 18.66 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 18.25 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 18.38 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 16.93 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 16.62 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 16.93 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 17.12 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 17.41 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 18.05 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 17.16 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 16.51 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 16.51 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.42 tonnes per person, 2.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Oman's 16.51 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.8 tonnes per person, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Oman changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +98.9% | 8.13 tonnes per person | 16.16 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.05 tonnes per person | 6.95 tonnes per person | 9.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.3 tonnes per person | 6.85 tonnes per person | 18.81 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.98 tonnes per person | 16.62 tonnes per person | 19.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.28 tonnes per person | 16.51 tonnes per person | 18.05 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Oman?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Oman was 16.51 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 19.25 tonnes per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.85 tonnes per person in 2000.
- How does Oman rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Oman ranks 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.