What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Oman?

The highest recorded value was 225,699 tonnes in 2018.

How does Oman rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?

Oman ranks 62nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Oman?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Oman data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Oman

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Oman
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Oman: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 108,993 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

108,993 tonnes

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

62nd

of 220 countries

All-time high

225,699 tonnes

in 2018

All-time low

0.5852 tonnes

in 1939

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Oman, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2022, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Oman stood at 108,993 tonnes.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Oman peaked at 225,699 tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5852 tonnes, in 1939.

Oman ranks 62nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Oman, year by year

Annual values for Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Oman, 1750 to 2022.
Year	tonnes	Change
1750	13.75 tonnes	—
1751	13.78 tonnes	+0.2%
1752	13.8 tonnes	+0.2%
1753	13.83 tonnes	+0.2%
1754	13.86 tonnes	+0.2%
1755	13.89 tonnes	+0.2%
1756	13.91 tonnes	+0.2%
1757	13.94 tonnes	+0.2%
1758	13.97 tonnes	+0.2%
1759	14 tonnes	+0.2%
1760	14.02 tonnes	+0.2%
1761	14.05 tonnes	+0.2%
1762	14.08 tonnes	+0.2%
1763	14.11 tonnes	+0.2%
1764	14.14 tonnes	+0.2%
1765	14.17 tonnes	+0.2%
1766	14.19 tonnes	+0.2%
1767	14.22 tonnes	+0.2%
1768	14.25 tonnes	+0.2%
1769	14.28 tonnes	+0.2%
1770	14.31 tonnes	+0.2%
1771	14.33 tonnes	+0.2%
1772	14.36 tonnes	+0.2%
1773	14.39 tonnes	+0.2%
1774	14.42 tonnes	+0.2%
1775	14.45 tonnes	+0.2%
1776	14.48 tonnes	+0.2%
1777	14.51 tonnes	+0.2%
1778	14.53 tonnes	+0.2%
1779	14.56 tonnes	+0.2%
1780	14.59 tonnes	+0.2%
1781	14.62 tonnes	+0.2%
1782	14.65 tonnes	+0.2%
1783	14.68 tonnes	+0.2%
1784	14.71 tonnes	+0.2%
1785	14.74 tonnes	+0.2%
1786	14.77 tonnes	+0.2%
1787	14.79 tonnes	+0.2%
1788	14.82 tonnes	+0.2%
1789	14.85 tonnes	+0.2%
1790	14.88 tonnes	+0.2%
1791	14.91 tonnes	+0.2%
1792	14.94 tonnes	+0.2%
1793	14.97 tonnes	+0.2%
1794	15 tonnes	+0.2%
1795	15.03 tonnes	+0.2%
1796	15.06 tonnes	+0.2%
1797	15.09 tonnes	+0.2%
1798	15.12 tonnes	+0.2%
1799	15.15 tonnes	+0.2%
1800	15.18 tonnes	+0.2%
1801	15.21 tonnes	+0.2%
1802	15.24 tonnes	+0.2%
1803	15.27 tonnes	+0.2%
1804	15.3 tonnes	+0.2%
1805	15.33 tonnes	+0.2%
1806	15.36 tonnes	+0.2%
1807	15.39 tonnes	+0.2%
1808	15.42 tonnes	+0.2%
1809	15.45 tonnes	+0.2%
1810	15.48 tonnes	+0.2%
1811	15.51 tonnes	+0.2%
1812	15.54 tonnes	+0.2%
1813	15.57 tonnes	+0.2%
1814	15.6 tonnes	+0.2%
1815	15.63 tonnes	+0.2%
1816	15.66 tonnes	+0.2%
1817	15.69 tonnes	+0.2%
1818	15.72 tonnes	+0.2%
1819	15.75 tonnes	+0.2%
1820	15.78 tonnes	+0.2%
1821	15.83 tonnes	+0.3%
1822	15.87 tonnes	+0.3%
1823	15.91 tonnes	+0.3%
1824	15.95 tonnes	+0.3%
1825	16 tonnes	+0.3%
1826	16.04 tonnes	+0.3%
1827	16.08 tonnes	+0.3%
1828	16.12 tonnes	+0.3%
1829	16.17 tonnes	+0.3%
1830	16.21 tonnes	+0.3%
1831	16.26 tonnes	+0.3%
1832	16.3 tonnes	+0.3%
1833	16.35 tonnes	+0.3%
1834	16.39 tonnes	+0.3%
1835	16.44 tonnes	+0.3%
1836	16.49 tonnes	+0.3%
1837	16.53 tonnes	+0.3%
1838	16.58 tonnes	+0.3%
1839	16.63 tonnes	+0.3%
1840	16.67 tonnes	+0.3%
1841	16.72 tonnes	+0.3%
1842	16.77 tonnes	+0.3%
1843	16.82 tonnes	+0.3%
1844	16.86 tonnes	+0.3%
1845	16.91 tonnes	+0.3%
1846	16.96 tonnes	+0.3%
1847	17.01 tonnes	+0.3%
1848	17.05 tonnes	+0.3%
1849	17.1 tonnes	+0.3%
1850	17.15 tonnes	+0.3%
1851	17.2 tonnes	+0.3%
1852	17.25 tonnes	+0.3%
1853	17.3 tonnes	+0.3%
1854	17.34 tonnes	+0.3%
1855	17.39 tonnes	+0.3%
1856	17.44 tonnes	+0.3%
1857	17.49 tonnes	+0.3%
1858	17.54 tonnes	+0.3%
1859	17.59 tonnes	+0.3%
1860	17.64 tonnes	+0.3%
1861	17.69 tonnes	+0.3%
1862	17.74 tonnes	+0.3%
1863	17.79 tonnes	+0.3%
1864	17.84 tonnes	+0.3%
1865	17.89 tonnes	+0.3%
1866	17.94 tonnes	+0.3%
1867	17.99 tonnes	+0.3%
1868	18.04 tonnes	+0.3%
1869	18.09 tonnes	+0.3%
1870	18.14 tonnes	+0.3%
1871	18.19 tonnes	+0.3%
1872	18.23 tonnes	+0.3%
1873	18.28 tonnes	+0.3%
1874	18.33 tonnes	+0.3%
1875	18.38 tonnes	+0.3%
1876	18.43 tonnes	+0.3%
1877	18.48 tonnes	+0.3%
1878	18.53 tonnes	+0.3%
1879	18.57 tonnes	+0.3%
1880	18.62 tonnes	+0.3%
1881	18.72 tonnes	+0.5%
1882	18.81 tonnes	+0.5%
1883	18.91 tonnes	+0.5%
1884	19.01 tonnes	+0.5%
1885	19.1 tonnes	+0.5%
1886	19.2 tonnes	+0.5%
1887	19.29 tonnes	+0.5%
1888	19.39 tonnes	+0.5%
1889	19.48 tonnes	+0.5%
1890	19.58 tonnes	+0.5%
1891	19.68 tonnes	+0.5%
1892	19.78 tonnes	+0.5%
1893	19.88 tonnes	+0.5%
1894	19.98 tonnes	+0.5%
1895	20.08 tonnes	+0.5%
1896	20.18 tonnes	+0.5%
1897	20.28 tonnes	+0.5%
1898	20.38 tonnes	+0.5%
1899	20.48 tonnes	+0.5%
1900	20.58 tonnes	+0.5%
1901	20.15 tonnes	-2.1%
1902	19.71 tonnes	-2.2%
1903	19.26 tonnes	-2.3%
1904	18.81 tonnes	-2.3%
1905	18.36 tonnes	-2.4%
1906	17.9 tonnes	-2.5%
1907	17.44 tonnes	-2.6%
1908	16.98 tonnes	-2.7%
1909	16.51 tonnes	-2.8%
1910	16.04 tonnes	-2.9%
1911	15.49 tonnes	-3.4%
1912	14.95 tonnes	-3.5%
1913	14.4 tonnes	-3.6%
1914	13.86 tonnes	-3.8%
1915	13.32 tonnes	-3.9%
1916	12.78 tonnes	-4.1%
1917	12.24 tonnes	-4.2%
1918	11.7 tonnes	-4.4%
1919	11.16 tonnes	-4.6%
1920	10.63 tonnes	-4.8%
1921	10.09 tonnes	-5.0%
1922	9.56 tonnes	-5.3%
1923	9.03 tonnes	-5.6%
1924	8.5 tonnes	-5.9%
1925	7.97 tonnes	-6.2%
1926	7.43 tonnes	-6.7%
1927	6.9 tonnes	-7.1%
1928	6.38 tonnes	-7.7%
1929	5.85 tonnes	-8.3%
1930	5.32 tonnes	-9.0%
1931	4.79 tonnes	-9.9%
1932	4.26 tonnes	-11.0%
1933	3.74 tonnes	-12.4%
1934	3.21 tonnes	-14.1%
1935	2.68 tonnes	-16.4%
1936	2.16 tonnes	-19.6%
1937	1.63 tonnes	-24.3%
1938	1.11 tonnes	-32.1%
1939	0.5852 tonnes	-47.2%
1940	0.5866 tonnes	+0.2%
1941	0.5879 tonnes	+0.2%
1942	0.5892 tonnes	+0.2%
1943	0.5906 tonnes	+0.2%
1944	0.5919 tonnes	+0.2%
1945	0.5932 tonnes	+0.2%
1946	0.5946 tonnes	+0.2%
1947	0.5959 tonnes	+0.2%
1948	0.5972 tonnes	+0.2%
1949	0.5986 tonnes	+0.2%
1950	0.5999 tonnes	+0.2%
1951	0.6057 tonnes	+1.0%
1952	0.6129 tonnes	+1.2%
1953	0.6211 tonnes	+1.3%
1954	0.63 tonnes	+1.4%
1955	0.6394 tonnes	+1.5%
1956	0.6491 tonnes	+1.5%
1957	0.659 tonnes	+1.5%
1958	0.6692 tonnes	+1.5%
1959	0.6796 tonnes	+1.6%
1960	0.6904 tonnes	+1.6%
1961	0.7012 tonnes	+1.6%
1962	0.7504 tonnes	+7.0%
1963	0.8066 tonnes	+7.5%
1964	22.82 tonnes	+2728.8%
1965	52.14 tonnes	+128.5%
1966	59.54 tonnes	+14.2%
1967	9,329 tonnes	+15569.5%
1968	38,404 tonnes	+311.7%
1969	52,360 tonnes	+36.3%
1970	53,070 tonnes	+1.4%
1971	122,042 tonnes	+130.0%
1972	132,114 tonnes	+8.3%
1973	121,266 tonnes	-8.2%
1974	110,414 tonnes	-8.9%
1975	103,263 tonnes	-6.5%
1976	110,837 tonnes	+7.3%
1977	100,750 tonnes	-9.1%
1978	90,436 tonnes	-10.2%
1979	78,859 tonnes	-12.8%
1980	29,583 tonnes	-62.5%
1981	25,896 tonnes	-12.5%
1982	15,516 tonnes	-40.1%
1983	48,076 tonnes	+209.9%
1984	69,549 tonnes	+44.7%
1985	60,699 tonnes	-12.7%
1986	50,285 tonnes	-17.2%
1987	30,569 tonnes	-39.2%
1988	28,555 tonnes	-6.6%
1989	39,448 tonnes	+38.1%
1990	59,449 tonnes	+50.7%
1991	125,088 tonnes	+110.4%
1992	118,819 tonnes	-5.0%
1993	137,667 tonnes	+15.9%
1994	123,034 tonnes	-10.6%
1995	143,313 tonnes	+16.5%
1996	117,471 tonnes	-18.0%
1997	95,083 tonnes	-19.1%
1998	89,017 tonnes	-6.4%
1999	107,575 tonnes	+20.8%
2000	128,946 tonnes	+19.9%
2001	137,434 tonnes	+6.6%
2002	163,776 tonnes	+19.2%
2003	147,962 tonnes	-9.7%
2004	159,754 tonnes	+8.0%
2005	146,970 tonnes	-8.0%
2006	151,216 tonnes	+2.9%
2007	139,797 tonnes	-7.6%
2008	128,300 tonnes	-8.2%
2009	119,967 tonnes	-6.5%
2010	134,672 tonnes	+12.3%
2011	95,275 tonnes	-29.3%
2012	136,791 tonnes	+43.6%
2013	144,141 tonnes	+5.4%
2014	186,164 tonnes	+29.2%
2015	188,908 tonnes	+1.5%
2016	171,574 tonnes	-9.2%
2017	147,477 tonnes	-14.0%
2018	225,699 tonnes	+53.0%
2019	171,590 tonnes	-24.0%
2020	116,475 tonnes	-32.1%
2021	112,727 tonnes	-3.2%
2022	108,993 tonnes	-3.3%

Oman compared with similar countries

Oman's 108,993 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,427 tonnes, 4.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
Oman's 108,993 tonnes is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 108,993 tonnes, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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
1967	+15569.5%	59.54 tonnes	9,329 tonnes
1964	+2728.8%	0.8066 tonnes	22.82 tonnes
1968	+311.7%	9,329 tonnes	38,404 tonnes
1983	+209.9%	15,516 tonnes	48,076 tonnes
1971	+130.0%	53,070 tonnes	122,042 tonnes
1965	+128.5%	22.82 tonnes	52.14 tonnes

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	13.87 tonnes	13.75 tonnes	14 tonnes	10
1760s	14.15 tonnes	14.02 tonnes	14.28 tonnes	10
1770s	14.43 tonnes	14.31 tonnes	14.56 tonnes	10
1780s	14.72 tonnes	14.59 tonnes	14.85 tonnes	10
1790s	15.01 tonnes	14.88 tonnes	15.15 tonnes	10
1800s	15.31 tonnes	15.18 tonnes	15.45 tonnes	10
1810s	15.61 tonnes	15.48 tonnes	15.75 tonnes	10
1820s	15.97 tonnes	15.78 tonnes	16.17 tonnes	10
1830s	16.42 tonnes	16.21 tonnes	16.63 tonnes	10
1840s	16.89 tonnes	16.67 tonnes	17.1 tonnes	10
1850s	17.37 tonnes	17.15 tonnes	17.59 tonnes	10
1860s	17.86 tonnes	17.64 tonnes	18.09 tonnes	10
1870s	18.36 tonnes	18.14 tonnes	18.57 tonnes	10
1880s	19.05 tonnes	18.62 tonnes	19.48 tonnes	10
1890s	20.03 tonnes	19.58 tonnes	20.48 tonnes	10
1900s	18.57 tonnes	16.51 tonnes	20.58 tonnes	10
1910s	13.59 tonnes	11.16 tonnes	16.04 tonnes	10
1920s	8.23 tonnes	5.85 tonnes	10.63 tonnes	10
1930s	2.95 tonnes	0.5852 tonnes	5.32 tonnes	10
1940s	0.5926 tonnes	0.5866 tonnes	0.5986 tonnes	10
1950s	0.6366 tonnes	0.5999 tonnes	0.6796 tonnes	10
1960s	10,023 tonnes	0.6904 tonnes	52,360 tonnes	10
1970s	102,305 tonnes	53,070 tonnes	132,114 tonnes	10
1980s	39,818 tonnes	15,516 tonnes	69,549 tonnes	10
1990s	111,652 tonnes	59,449 tonnes	143,313 tonnes	10
2000s	142,412 tonnes	119,967 tonnes	163,776 tonnes	10
2010s	160,229 tonnes	95,275 tonnes	225,699 tonnes	10
2020s	112,732 tonnes	108,993 tonnes	116,475 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Oman

59 Greece 117,652 tonnes compare
60 Namibia 116,169 tonnes compare
61 Morocco 115,647 tonnes compare
63 France 102,305 tonnes compare
64 Libya 95,896 tonnes compare
65 Nepal 90,390 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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)

All data for Oman →

Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Oman?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Oman was 108,993 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Oman?: The highest recorded value was 225,699 tonnes in 2018.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Oman?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5852 tonnes in 1939.
How does Oman rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Oman ranks 62nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Oman?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Oman data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 273 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Oman. Statizoid, drawing on Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/stat/sulphur-dioxide-and-coal/oman/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/stat/sulphur-dioxide-and-coal/oman/">Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Oman</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.