Share of primary energy from gas in Oman
Oman: Share of primary energy from gas was 68.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from gas in Oman, 1978–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oman recorded 68.4% for share of primary energy from gas in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from gas in Oman peaked at 72.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1978.
Oman ranks 6th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from gas in Oman, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 18.2% | — |
| 1979 | 26.5% | +46.0% |
| 1980 | 37.9% | +42.7% |
| 1981 | 42.2% | +11.5% |
| 1982 | 42.8% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 46.1% | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 46.7% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 50.3% | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 54.5% | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 58.6% | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 57.4% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 57.0% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 52.5% | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 40.8% | -22.3% |
| 1992 | 45.0% | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 44.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 50.0% | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 52.2% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 55.6% | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 62.4% | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 63.4% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 59.8% | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 69.2% | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 68.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 70.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 70.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 69.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 67.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 66.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 69.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 70.5% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 68.4% | -3.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 68.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.7%, 2.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Oman's 68.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.7%, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +46.0% | 18.2% | 26.5% |
| 1980 | +42.7% | 26.5% | 37.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4% | 18.2% | 26.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 37.9% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.6% | 40.8% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.8% | 65.9% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 66.1% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 68.4% | 72.0% | 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 share of primary energy from gas in Oman?
- Share of primary energy from gas in Oman was 68.4% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1978.
- How does Oman rank for share of primary energy from gas?
- Oman ranks 6th out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from gas rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.