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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Oman, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6% | — |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | -13.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | +303.8% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | -20.9% |
| 1979 | 1.4% | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | -38.2% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | +49.4% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | -18.8% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | +19.7% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -21.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -45.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +41.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -39.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -15.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +108.3% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +6.5% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 79.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Oman's 0.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 5.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +303.8% | 0.5% | 1.9% |
| 1994 | +108.3% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Oman
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 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.