Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Oman
Oman: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 16.51 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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
The most recent figure for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Oman is 16.51 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Oman peaked at 19.25 tonnes per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.85 tonnes per person, in 2000.
Oman ranks 10th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Oman?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 19.25 tonnes per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.85 tonnes per person in 2000.
- How does Oman rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Oman ranks 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.