Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Oman
Oman: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Oman, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Oman stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Oman peaked at 0.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
That places Oman 118th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Oman, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +23.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 98% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Oman's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 78% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Oman?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Oman was 0.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Oman rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Oman ranks 118th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.