Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Oman
Oman: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Oman, 1971–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Oman stood at 0.9%.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Oman peaked at 1.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1991.
That places Oman 17th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 5 |
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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 share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Oman?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Oman was 0.9% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1991.
- How does Oman rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Oman ranks 17th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.