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Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Oman: Energy
Where does a country’s electricity come from, and who can get it?
Oman is placed joint 108th of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 542.87 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 4.888 (2024).
Share
Energy
joint108th
of 165 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Oman on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
542.87
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)
Lower is better
Oman: 542.87. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.
- World median
- 433.75
- Best in Western Asia
- 145.08 Georgia
- Land neighbours
- Yemen 591.43
4.888
Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Higher is better
Oman: 4.888. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.
- World median
- 32.06
- Best in Western Asia
- 79.83 Georgia
- Land neighbours
- Yemen 11.24
Key 3 of 3
World Energy Trilemma Index
World Energy Council
2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
65
Trilemma score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 44th of 99 by World Energy Council
Oman: 65. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.
- World median
- 63.8
- Best in Western Asia
- 74.1 Israel
- Land neighbours
- United Arab Emirates 70.3 · Saudi Arabia 66.9
02Over time
Which way Oman is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Carbon Intensity of Electricity
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) · lower is better
OmanWorld median
Oman fell from 580.57 in 2000 to 542.87 in 2024; the world median went from 540.34 to 433.75.
Every year’s figures
Year Oman World median 2024 542.87 433.7 2023 542.56 452.7 2022 545.09 476.3 2021 559.10 469.0 2020 565.45 482.0 2019 566.50 488.2 2018 566.71 500.4 2017 567.00 506.3 2016 567.16 521.9 2015 567.05 524.8 2014 567.04 522.3 2013 567.07 508.8 2012 566.87 525.4 2011 566.80 521.4 2010 566.68 515.5 2009 566.61 533.6 2008 566.67 517.2 2007 566.27 535.3 2006 578.63 537.5 2005 579.37 521.4 2004 581.39 523.1 2003 581.42 543.1 2002 581.41 551.3 2001 581.11 559.3 2000 580.57 540.3 Renewable Share of Electricity Generation
Renewables (% of electricity generated) · higher is better
OmanWorld median
Oman rose from 0 in 2000 to 4.888 in 2024; the world median went from 15.61 to 32.06.
Every year’s figures
Year Oman World median 2024 4.888 32.062 2023 4.889 28.000 2022 4.481 28.881 2021 1.707 28.286 2020 0.262 27.125 2019 0.154 26.296 2018 0.132 25.505 2017 0.055 24.023 2016 0.000 22.218 2015 0.000 21.915 2014 0.000 21.151 2013 0.000 21.593 2012 0.000 19.869 2011 0.000 18.584 2010 0.000 18.572 2009 0.000 17.886 2008 0.000 15.923 2007 0.000 15.586 2006 0.000 15.392 2005 0.000 16.438 2004 0.000 16.445 2003 0.000 16.339 2002 0.000 13.826 2001 0.000 14.023 2000 0.000 15.612
03In context
Oman beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.
Oman and the countries it borders
Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Carbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) | Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated) | World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oman | =108th | 542.87 | 4.888 | 65 |
 Yemen | =127th | 591.43 | 11.24 | — |
 Saudi Arabia | not placed | — | — | 66.9 |
 United Arab Emirates | not placed | — | — | 70.3 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 165.
Placed either side on energy
The countries immediately above and below Oman in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Oman is ahead of the world, and behind
25 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median2
Statistics on which Oman does better than the middle country measured.
Firms Owning or Sharing a GeneratorWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 24.856.96424.85No earlier reading
Oman: 6.964 · world median 24.85 · Firms owning or sharing a generator (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.158 to 90.51; lower is better.
RISE Renewable Energy Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 33.2635.3533.26▲ Improved since 2013
Oman: 35.35 · world median 33.26 · Renewable energy policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.056 to 89.52; higher is better.
Behind the world median6
Statistics on which Oman does worse than the middle country measured.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2794.8885.279▲ Improved since 2014
Oman: 4.888 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major ConstraintWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 25.773425.77No earlier reading
Oman: 34 · world median 25.77 · Firms rating electricity a major or very severe constraint (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 84.77; lower is better.
Position 63rd of 179 · derived, 1st = worst.
RISE Energy Efficiency Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 48.2322.3148.23▼ Worsened since 2013
Oman: 22.31 · world median 48.23 · Energy efficiency policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.975 to 95.93; higher is better.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.324.88837.32▲ Improved since 2014
Oman: 4.888 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 138th of 162 · derived.
CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.2115.653.21▼ Worsened since 2014
Oman: 15.65 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.
Position 10th of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7389.4592.738No real change since 2014
Oman: 9.459 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare4
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▼ Worsened since 2014
Oman: 100 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▼ Worsened since 2014
Oman: 100 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 100100100No real change since 2016
Oman: 100 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Oman: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end13
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2735.1684.273No earlier reading
Oman: 5.168 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.
Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.5294.4749.5No real change since 2014
Oman: 294.47 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.
Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.58591.242.585No real change since 2014
Oman: 91.24 · world median 2.585 · Natural gas (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.97.
Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 044.350Moved since 2014
Oman: 44.35 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.
Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 01,0020No real change since 2015
Oman: 1,002 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.
Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.0773.7420.077Moved since 2014
Oman: 3.742 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.6720.144Moved since 2014
Oman: 0.672 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0494.6843.049Moved since 2014
Oman: 4.684 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Nuclear Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Oman: 0 · world median 0 · Nuclear (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 67.4.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Oman: 0 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.
Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 10050100No earlier reading
Oman: 50 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.
Operating Coal Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 5250525No earlier reading
Oman: 0 · world median 525 · Coal-fired capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,263,101.
Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.85012.85No real change since 2014
Oman: 0 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.
No current reading for Oman
RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score and RISE Electricity Access Policy Score. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Energy among Oman’s 15 topics
Energy is Oman’s 13th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Work & Labour43rd of 1824/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade57th of 1773/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing69th of 2003/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 76th of 1963/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture72nd of 1844/4 keys
- Digital & Technology80th of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions90th of 1944/4 keys
- Peace & Security83rd of 1774/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation92nd of 1763/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 104th of 1934/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge119th of 1982/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties127th of 1984/4 keys
- Energyjoint 108th of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equality176th of 1832/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability181st of 1864/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on energy
The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Oman can most readily be measured against.
1
BhutanSouthern Asia
1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
UgandaEastern Africa
3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Bhutan1st2/3 keysHighest in Western Asia
Georgia38th3/3 keysThis page
Oman=108th3/3 keys
Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Oman on energy: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Oman rank on energy?
Oman is placed joint 108th of 165 countries on Energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Carbon Intensity of Electricity, Renewable Share of Electricity Generation and World Energy Trilemma Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Carbon Intensity of Electricity figure for Oman?
542.87 in 2024 (carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 433.75.
What is the latest Renewable Share of Electricity Generation figure for Oman?
4.888 in 2024 (renewables (% of electricity generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 32.06.
How does Oman compare with Yemen on energy?
Yemen is placed joint 127th of 165, and Oman joint 108th. Carbon Intensity of Electricity: Yemen 591.43, Oman 542.87; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation: Yemen 11.24, Oman 4.888.
How have Oman’s energy figures changed?
Carbon Intensity of Electricity fell from 580.57 in 2000 to 542.87 in 2024; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation rose from 0 in 2000 to 4.888 in 2024.
Which energy statistics are missing for Oman?
No current reading is published for Oman on RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score and RISE Electricity Access Policy Score. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This is deliberately the electricity and energy-system subject, not an infrastructure one: roads, railways, ports, water and telecommunications would each need a global series this site does not hold. Emissions are under Environment & Sustainability. Access to electricity is published here in full but takes no part in any ranking — more than half the world’s countries now report 100%, and a position derived from that would read “1, 1, 1 … 123”, which is noise rather than information.
How the Energy standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Carbon Intensity of Electricity — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- Renewable Share of Electricity Generation — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- World Energy Trilemma Index — World Energy Council, Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
The other 25 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Oman’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Oman: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/oman/energy