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Topic 07 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Oman: Environment & Sustainability
How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?
Oman is placed 181st of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 15.65 (2024); Water Stress 116.71 (2023).
Share
Environment & Sustainability
181st
of 186 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 15.65CO₂ Emissions per Capita, 2024Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)
- 116.71Water Stress, 2023Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
- 0.02Organic Agricultural Area, 2024Organic share of agricultural land (%)
- 4.945Ecological Footprint, 2025Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Oman on environment & sustainability — 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.
15.65
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)
Lower is better
Oman: 15.65. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.
- World median
- 3.21
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.249 Yemen
- Land neighbours
- United Arab Emirates 20.13 · Saudi Arabia 20.38 · Yemen 0.249
Key 2 of 4
Water Stress
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
116.71
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Lower is better
Oman: 116.71. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.
- World median
- 10
- Best in Western Asia
- 4.21 Georgia
- Land neighbours
- United Arab Emirates 1,437 · Saudi Arabia 974.17 · Yemen 281.48
Key 3 of 4
Organic Agricultural Area
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
0.02
Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Higher is better
Oman: 0.02. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.
- World median
- 0.725
- Best in Western Asia
- 8.77 Cyprus
- Land neighbours
- United Arab Emirates 1.36 · Saudi Arabia 0.01
4.945
Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Lower is better
Oman: 4.945. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.
- World median
- 2.296
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.514 Yemen
- Land neighbours
- Yemen 0.514
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.
CO₂ Emissions per Capita
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) · lower is better
OmanWorld median
Oman rose from 10.51 in 2000 to 15.65 in 2024; the world median went from 2.662 to 3.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Oman World median 2024 15.6511 3.210 2023 15.8064 3.145 2022 16.4884 3.162 2021 16.6743 3.087 2020 15.8862 2.903 2019 15.6896 3.273 2018 15.3719 3.036 2017 14.6215 3.049 2016 15.0858 2.894 2015 16.2210 2.846 2014 16.5374 2.919 2013 17.1071 2.779 2012 17.7905 2.770 2011 18.6251 2.748 2010 18.6510 2.812 2009 16.5771 2.799 2008 18.0602 2.979 2007 17.6285 2.593 2006 16.0847 2.865 2005 12.9422 2.885 2004 12.1620 2.802 2003 14.6220 2.918 2002 11.5436 2.785 2001 9.7444 2.726 2000 10.5096 2.662 Water Stress
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) · lower is better
OmanWorld median
Oman rose from 92.86 in 2000 to 116.71 in 2023; the world median went from 10.07 to 10.
Every year’s figures
Year Oman World median 2023 116.71 10.000 2022 116.71 10.190 2021 116.71 10.460 2020 116.71 10.460 2019 116.71 10.890 2018 116.71 10.460 2017 116.71 10.460 2016 116.71 10.460 2015 116.71 10.190 2014 116.71 10.460 2013 116.71 10.460 2012 116.68 10.460 2011 116.64 10.460 2010 116.61 10.710 2009 112.93 10.960 2008 112.93 10.815 2007 112.93 11.180 2006 112.93 10.430 2005 112.93 10.250 2004 112.93 10.715 2003 84.71 10.370 2002 112.93 10.180 2001 95.89 10.130 2000 92.86 10.070 Organic Agricultural Area
Organic share of agricultural land (%) · higher is better
OmanWorld median
Oman rose from 0 in 2008 to 0.02 in 2024; the world median went from 0.29 to 0.725.
Every year’s figures
Year Oman World median 2024 0.02 0.725 2023 0.00 0.780 2022 0.00 0.740 2021 0.00 0.710 2020 0.00 0.665 2019 0.00 0.550 2018 0.00 0.490 2017 0.00 0.630 2016 0.00 0.545 2015 — 0.540 2014 0.00 0.470 2013 0.00 0.440 2012 0.00 0.480 2011 0.00 0.460 2010 0.00 0.330 2009 0.00 0.335 2008 0.00 0.290 2007 — 0.370 2006 — 0.305 2005 — 0.345 Ecological Footprint
Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person) · lower is better
OmanWorld median
Oman rose from 3.18 in 2000 to 4.945 in 2025; the world median went from 1.95 to 2.296.
Every year’s figures
Year Oman World median 2025 4.945 2.2963 2024 5.143 2.3139 2023 5.267 2.3174 2022 5.650 2.2724 2021 5.448 2.3370 2020 5.134 2.3057 2019 4.744 2.2578 2018 5.450 2.2485 2017 5.869 2.2209 2016 5.899 2.2308 2015 6.563 2.3000 2014 5.986 2.3814 2013 5.642 2.3363 2012 6.015 2.4200 2011 6.030 2.4794 2010 6.259 2.3679 2009 5.670 2.2224 2008 6.625 2.1727 2007 6.786 2.2036 2006 5.810 2.1203 2005 4.685 2.1512 2004 4.869 2.1055 2003 5.493 2.0449 2002 4.140 2.1195 2001 3.843 2.2004 2000 3.180 1.9499
03In context
Oman beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.
Oman and the countries it borders
Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | CO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) | Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) | Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%) | Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yemen | 49th | 0.249 | 281.48 | — | 0.514 |
 United Arab Emirates | 173rd | 20.13 | 1,437 | 1.36 | — |
| Oman | 181st | 15.65 | 116.71 | 0.02 | 4.945 |
 Saudi Arabia | 185th | 20.38 | 974.17 | 0.01 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 186.
Placed either side on environment & sustainability
The countries immediately above and below Oman in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Oman is ahead of the world, and behind
47 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, 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 median5
Statistics on which Oman does better than the middle country measured.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.149.7516.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Oman: 49.75 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 54.45No earlier reading
Oman: 4.4 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.
Ranked 97th of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).
ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4449.3147.44▼ Worsened since 2014
Oman: 49.31 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.
Ranked 81st of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.86563.8No earlier reading
Oman: 65 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 44th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5651.561.565▲ Improved since 2013
Oman: 1.56 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.
Position 96th of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median15
Statistics on which Oman does worse than the middle country measured.
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.450.45▲ Improved since 2014
Oman: 0.45 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.
Ranked 95th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
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.
Carbon Intensity of ElectricityEmber · 2024 · world median 433.75542.87433.75▼ Worsened since 2014
Oman: 542.87 · world median 433.75 · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 23.73 to 1,306; lower is better.
Position 58th of 165 · derived, 1st = worst.
World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.177.844.17No real change since 2015
Oman: 7.84 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.
Position 65th of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.142.833.14▲ Improved since 2015
Oman: 2.83 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.
Position 126th of 186 · derived.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.5810.678▲ Improved since 2013
Oman: 0.581 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 114th of 156 · derived.
Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 32.064.88832.06▲ Improved since 2014
Oman: 4.888 · world median 32.06 · Renewables (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 137th of 162 · derived.
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.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,528295.972,528▼ Worsened since 2012
Oman: 295.97 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.
Position 161st of 181 · derived.
Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 0.9662.0020.966No earlier reading
Oman: 2.002 · world median 0.966 · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.058 to 4.176; lower is better.
Position 23rd of 201 · derived, 1st = worst.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4541.114.45▼ Worsened since 2013
Oman: 41.1 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 16th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.389-10.328.389▼ Worsened since 2011
Oman: -10.32 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 114th of 118 · derived.
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.
Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.66351.663No earlier reading
Oman: 5 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.18018.18No real change since 2015
Oman: 0 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare2
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.
Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 000No real change since 2015
Oman: 0 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.
No better end25
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70829.211.708Moved since 2011
Oman: 29.21 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 12th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.36301.4687.36Moved since 2013
Oman: 301.46 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.
Position 20th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,375732,50552,375Moved since 2014
Oman: 732,505 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.
Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.691,077325.69No real change since 2015
Oman: 1,077 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.
Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.1480.7862.14Moved since 2012
Oman: 80.78 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.
Position 48th of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9546.8452.954Moved since 1990
Oman: 6.845 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.
Agricultural Irrigated LandFAO · 2023 · world median 3.667.2773.66No earlier reading
Oman: 7.277 · world median 3.66 · Irrigated share of agricultural land (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 89.04.
Position 41st of 121 · derived, counted from the highest value.
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.
Consumption-Based CO₂ EmissionsGlobal Carbon Project · 2023 · world median 12.7922.7512.79Moved since 2013
Oman: 22.75 · world median 12.79 · Consumption-based fossil CO₂ (million tonnes of carbon). Global Carbon Project, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.882 to 2,963.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.733.211.73Moved since 2014
Oman: 3.21 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 71st of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
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.
Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5350.620.535Moved since 2013
Oman: 0.62 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 80th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.6341.5737.63Moved since 2013
Oman: 41.57 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.
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.
Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4741.2781.474Moved since 2015
Oman: 1.278 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8337.5957.83Moved since 2013
Oman: 37.59 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,6352,3518,635Moved since 2013
Oman: 2,351 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.
Position 133rd of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Mangrove AreaGlobal Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy) · 2025 · world median 8,927479.278,927No real change since 2015
Oman: 479.27 · world median 8,927 · Mangrove forest area (hectares). Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.524 to 3,146,544.
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.
Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,2787,724689,278No real change since 2013
Oman: 7,724 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.
Position 153rd of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.0170.109Moved since 2013
Oman: 0.017 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 180th of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,824013,824No real change since 2015
Oman: 0 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.
Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.964.75537.96No real change since 2013
Oman: 4.755 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 194th of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,77503,775Moved since 2015
Oman: 0 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.
Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.080.00831.08No real change since 2013
Oman: 0.008 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.
Position 208th of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Oman
Environmentally Related Tax Revenue and Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation. 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
Environment & Sustainability among Oman’s 15 topics
Environment & Sustainability is Oman’s 15th 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 environment & sustainability
The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Oman can most readily be measured against.
1
AngolaMiddle Africa
1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale
- 2
São Tomé and PríncipeMiddle Africa
2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
3
Sierra LeoneWestern Africa
3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Palestine24th2/4 keysThis page
Oman181st4/4 keys
Positions out of 186 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 environment & sustainability: 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 environment & sustainability?
Oman is placed 181st of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Water Stress, Organic Agricultural Area and Ecological Footprint). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Oman?
15.65 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.
What is the latest Water Stress figure for Oman?
116.71 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.
How does Oman compare with Yemen on environment & sustainability?
Yemen is placed 49th of 186, and Oman 181st. CO₂ Emissions per Capita: Yemen 0.249, Oman 15.65; Water Stress: Yemen 281.48, Oman 116.71; Ecological Footprint: Yemen 0.514, Oman 4.945.
How have Oman’s environment & sustainability figures changed?
CO₂ Emissions per Capita rose from 10.51 in 2000 to 15.65 in 2024; Water Stress rose from 92.86 in 2000 to 116.71 in 2023; Organic Agricultural Area rose from 0 in 2008 to 0.02 in 2024; Ecological Footprint rose from 3.18 in 2000 to 4.945 in 2025.
Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Oman?
No current reading is published for Oman on Environmentally Related Tax Revenue and Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation. 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
Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.
How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 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 4 keys to be placed.
The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- CO₂ Emissions per Capita — Global Carbon Project, CC BY 4.0
- Water Stress — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Organic Agricultural Area — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Ecological Footprint — Global Footprint Network, CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 47 statistics on this page come from 18 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.
- Oman (banner) — Alfred Weidinger from Vienna, Austria derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
- Angola — Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk, CC0
- Sierra Leone — Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Oman: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/oman/environment