Share of global methane emissions in Oman
Oman: Share of global methane emissions was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
51st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2003
All-time low
0.0%
in 1960
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global methane emissions in Oman, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global methane emissions in Oman is 0.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global methane emissions in Oman peaked at 0.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1960.
That places Oman 51st out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global methane emissions in Oman, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +15.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +3984.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +16.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +15.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +17.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +23.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -12.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 3.8× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Oman's 0.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global methane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +3984.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 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 methane emissions in Oman?
- Share of global methane emissions in Oman was 0.3% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1960.
- How does Oman rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Oman ranks 51st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global methane emissions rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.