Share of electricity generation from gas in Oman
Oman: Share of electricity generation from gas was 91.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from gas in Oman, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oman recorded 91.9% for share of electricity generation from gas in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Oman peaked at 98.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 2003.
Oman ranks 7th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Oman, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.9% | — |
| 2001 | 82.3% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 84.2% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 97.8% | +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 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 91.2% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 91.9% | +0.7% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 91.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.3%, 6.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Oman's 91.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 63.3%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.4% | 82.0% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 96.9% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 91.2% | 97.4% | 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 electricity generation from gas in Oman?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Oman was 91.9% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 2003.
- How does Oman rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Oman ranks 7th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 Share of electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.