Electricity generation from gas per person in Oman
Oman: Electricity generation from gas per person was 8,834 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8,834 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
7th
of 207 countries
All-time high
8,834 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
3,308 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from gas per person in Oman, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from gas per person in Oman is 8,834 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas per person in Oman peaked at 8,834 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,308 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Oman 7th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from gas per person in Oman, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,308 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 3,472 kilowatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 3,624 kilowatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 3,714 kilowatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 3,921 kilowatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 4,330 kilowatt-hours | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 4,489 kilowatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 5,416 kilowatt-hours | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 5,977 kilowatt-hours | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 6,723 kilowatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 7,025 kilowatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 6,942 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 6,882 kilowatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 6,664 kilowatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 7,088 kilowatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 7,620 kilowatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 7,582 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 7,734 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 7,956 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 8,213 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 8,226 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 8,621 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 8,203 kilowatt-hours | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 8,160 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 8,482 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 8,834 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 8,834 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 620.08 kilowatt-hours, 14.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Oman's 8,834 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,722 kilowatt-hours, 5.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,498 kilowatt-hours | 3,308 kilowatt-hours | 6,723 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,371 kilowatt-hours | 6,664 kilowatt-hours | 8,213 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,421 kilowatt-hours | 8,160 kilowatt-hours | 8,834 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 4 United Arab Emirates 10,974 kilowatt-hours compare
- 5 Brunei 9,509 kilowatt-hours compare
- 6 Singapore 9,336 kilowatt-hours compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 8,479 kilowatt-hours compare
- 9 Israel 6,872 kilowatt-hours compare
- 10 Trinidad and Tobago 6,301 kilowatt-hours compare
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 gas per person in Oman?
- Electricity generation from gas per person in Oman was 8,834 kilowatt-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 gas per person recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 8,834 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas per person recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,308 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Oman rank for electricity generation from gas per person?
- Oman ranks 7th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from gas per person rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 gas per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.