Electricity generation from oil in Oman
Oman: Electricity generation from oil was 1.9 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from oil in Oman, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from oil in Oman stood at 1.9 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of up 120.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Oman peaked at 2.07 terawatt-hours in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.25 terawatt-hours, in 2007.
Oman ranks 55th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil in Oman, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.56 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1.72 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 1.86 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 1.93 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 2.07 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 2 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 2 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.25 terawatt-hours | -87.5% |
| 2008 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | +40.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.44 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 0.61 terawatt-hours | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 0.69 terawatt-hours | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 0.76 terawatt-hours | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.86 terawatt-hours | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.94 terawatt-hours | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 1.04 terawatt-hours | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 1.13 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 1.12 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9 terawatt-hours | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 1.5 terawatt-hours | +66.7% |
| 2022 | 1.7 terawatt-hours | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 1.6 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 1.9 terawatt-hours | +18.7% |
| 2025 | 1.9 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 1.9 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.71 terawatt-hours, 2.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Oman's 1.9 terawatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.9 terawatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -87.5% | 2 terawatt-hours | 0.25 terawatt-hours |
| 2021 | +66.7% | 0.9 terawatt-hours | 1.5 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.41 terawatt-hours | 0.25 terawatt-hours | 2.07 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.81 terawatt-hours | 0.44 terawatt-hours | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 terawatt-hours | 0.9 terawatt-hours | 1.9 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More energy & mining data for Oman
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 23.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil in Oman?
- Electricity generation from oil in Oman was 1.9 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 terawatt-hours in 2004.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 terawatt-hours in 2007.
- How does Oman rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Oman ranks 55th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.