Electricity production from natural gas sources in Oman
Oman: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 95.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Oman, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from natural gas sources in Oman stood at 95.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Oman peaked at 98.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 1995.
That places Oman 6th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.6% | — |
| 1991 | 81.1% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 81.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 80.8% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 80.5% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 82.5% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 83.5% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 83.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 83.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 82.8% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 82.3% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.9% | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.9% | 80.5% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 82.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 97.0% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.3% | 95.6% | 4 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in Oman?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Oman was 95.5% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 1995.
- How does Oman rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Oman ranks 6th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from natural gas sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.