Australia vs Oman: Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel
Australia
55,080 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Oman
83,014 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
Oman rank
7th
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel over time
- Australia
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 83,014 kilowatt-hours per person against 55,080 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia, a difference of 27,934 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Oman ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Oman ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Oman in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1940s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1950s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1960s | 27.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.44 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 4,047 kilowatt-hours per person | 872.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,175 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 8,594 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,818 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,224 kilowatt-hours per person | Oman |
| 1990s | 14,815 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,057 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,241 kilowatt-hours per person | Oman |
| 2000s | 18,489 kilowatt-hours per person | 79,642 kilowatt-hours per person | 61,153 kilowatt-hours per person | Oman |
| 2010s | 34,957 kilowatt-hours per person | 79,017 kilowatt-hours per person | 44,060 kilowatt-hours per person | Oman |
| 2020s | 56,921 kilowatt-hours per person | 85,735 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,814 kilowatt-hours per person | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production per person, by fuel, Australia or Oman?
- Oman, at 83,014 kilowatt-hours per person against 55,080 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production per person, by fuel between Australia and Oman?
- 27,934 kilowatt-hours per person, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Oman?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Oman rank globally for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel?
- Australia ranks 8th and Oman ranks 7th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.