Long run air pollution in Oman
Oman: Long run air pollution was 337,487 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
337,487
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
51st
of 220 countries
All-time high
368,147
in 2018
All-time low
26.84
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Oman, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long run air pollution in Oman is 337,487, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Oman peaked at 368,147 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26.84, in 1750.
That places Oman 51st out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 26.84 | — |
| 1751 | 26.9 | +0.2% |
| 1752 | 26.95 | +0.2% |
| 1753 | 27.01 | +0.2% |
| 1754 | 27.06 | +0.2% |
| 1755 | 27.12 | +0.2% |
| 1756 | 27.17 | +0.2% |
| 1757 | 27.23 | +0.2% |
| 1758 | 27.28 | +0.2% |
| 1759 | 27.33 | +0.2% |
| 1760 | 27.39 | +0.2% |
| 1761 | 27.44 | +0.2% |
| 1762 | 27.5 | +0.2% |
| 1763 | 27.56 | +0.2% |
| 1764 | 27.61 | +0.2% |
| 1765 | 27.67 | +0.2% |
| 1766 | 27.72 | +0.2% |
| 1767 | 27.78 | +0.2% |
| 1768 | 27.83 | +0.2% |
| 1769 | 27.89 | +0.2% |
| 1770 | 27.94 | +0.2% |
| 1771 | 28 | +0.2% |
| 1772 | 28.06 | +0.2% |
| 1773 | 28.11 | +0.2% |
| 1774 | 28.17 | +0.2% |
| 1775 | 28.23 | +0.2% |
| 1776 | 28.28 | +0.2% |
| 1777 | 28.34 | +0.2% |
| 1778 | 28.4 | +0.2% |
| 1779 | 28.46 | +0.2% |
| 1780 | 28.51 | +0.2% |
| 1781 | 28.57 | +0.2% |
| 1782 | 28.63 | +0.2% |
| 1783 | 28.69 | +0.2% |
| 1784 | 28.74 | +0.2% |
| 1785 | 28.8 | +0.2% |
| 1786 | 28.86 | +0.2% |
| 1787 | 28.92 | +0.2% |
| 1788 | 28.97 | +0.2% |
| 1789 | 29.03 | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 29.09 | +0.2% |
| 1791 | 29.15 | +0.2% |
| 1792 | 29.21 | +0.2% |
| 1793 | 29.27 | +0.2% |
| 1794 | 29.33 | +0.2% |
| 1795 | 29.38 | +0.2% |
| 1796 | 29.44 | +0.2% |
| 1797 | 29.5 | +0.2% |
| 1798 | 29.56 | +0.2% |
| 1799 | 29.62 | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 29.68 | +0.2% |
| 1801 | 29.82 | +0.5% |
| 1802 | 29.96 | +0.5% |
| 1803 | 30.1 | +0.5% |
| 1804 | 30.24 | +0.5% |
| 1805 | 30.38 | +0.5% |
| 1806 | 30.52 | +0.5% |
| 1807 | 30.66 | +0.5% |
| 1808 | 30.8 | +0.5% |
| 1809 | 30.94 | +0.5% |
| 1810 | 31.08 | +0.5% |
| 1811 | 31.23 | +0.5% |
| 1812 | 31.37 | +0.5% |
| 1813 | 31.51 | +0.5% |
| 1814 | 31.66 | +0.5% |
| 1815 | 31.8 | +0.5% |
| 1816 | 31.95 | +0.5% |
| 1817 | 32.09 | +0.5% |
| 1818 | 32.24 | +0.5% |
| 1819 | 32.38 | +0.5% |
| 1820 | 32.53 | +0.5% |
| 1821 | 32.7 | +0.5% |
| 1822 | 32.87 | +0.5% |
| 1823 | 33.05 | +0.5% |
| 1824 | 33.22 | +0.5% |
| 1825 | 33.39 | +0.5% |
| 1826 | 33.57 | +0.5% |
| 1827 | 33.74 | +0.5% |
| 1828 | 33.92 | +0.5% |
| 1829 | 34.09 | +0.5% |
| 1830 | 34.27 | +0.5% |
| 1831 | 34.45 | +0.5% |
| 1832 | 34.64 | +0.5% |
| 1833 | 34.82 | +0.5% |
| 1834 | 35.01 | +0.5% |
| 1835 | 35.2 | +0.5% |
| 1836 | 35.38 | +0.5% |
| 1837 | 35.57 | +0.5% |
| 1838 | 35.76 | +0.5% |
| 1839 | 35.95 | +0.5% |
| 1840 | 36.13 | +0.5% |
| 1841 | 36.33 | +0.5% |
| 1842 | 36.52 | +0.5% |
| 1843 | 36.71 | +0.5% |
| 1844 | 36.91 | +0.5% |
| 1845 | 37.1 | +0.5% |
| 1846 | 37.3 | +0.5% |
| 1847 | 37.49 | +0.5% |
| 1848 | 37.69 | +0.5% |
| 1849 | 37.88 | +0.5% |
| 1850 | 38.08 | +0.5% |
| 1851 | 38.28 | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 38.48 | +0.5% |
| 1853 | 38.68 | +0.5% |
| 1854 | 38.89 | +0.5% |
| 1855 | 39.09 | +0.5% |
| 1856 | 39.29 | +0.5% |
| 1857 | 39.49 | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 39.7 | +0.5% |
| 1859 | 39.9 | +0.5% |
| 1860 | 40.11 | +0.5% |
| 1861 | 40.45 | +0.9% |
| 1862 | 40.79 | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 41.14 | +0.8% |
| 1864 | 41.49 | +0.8% |
| 1865 | 41.83 | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 42.18 | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 42.53 | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 42.88 | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 43.24 | +0.8% |
| 1870 | 43.59 | +0.8% |
| 1871 | 43.95 | +0.8% |
| 1872 | 44.3 | +0.8% |
| 1873 | 44.65 | +0.8% |
| 1874 | 45.01 | +0.8% |
| 1875 | 45.37 | +0.8% |
| 1876 | 45.73 | +0.8% |
| 1877 | 46.09 | +0.8% |
| 1878 | 46.45 | +0.8% |
| 1879 | 46.81 | +0.8% |
| 1880 | 47.18 | +0.8% |
| 1881 | 47.66 | +1.0% |
| 1882 | 48.15 | +1.0% |
| 1883 | 48.64 | +1.0% |
| 1884 | 49.13 | +1.0% |
| 1885 | 49.63 | +1.0% |
| 1886 | 50.13 | +1.0% |
| 1887 | 50.63 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | 51.14 | +1.0% |
| 1889 | 51.65 | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 52.17 | +1.0% |
| 1891 | 52.7 | +1.0% |
| 1892 | 53.23 | +1.0% |
| 1893 | 53.77 | +1.0% |
| 1894 | 54.31 | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 54.85 | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 55.39 | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 55.94 | +1.0% |
| 1898 | 56.49 | +1.0% |
| 1899 | 57.04 | +1.0% |
| 1900 | 57.6 | +1.0% |
| 1901 | 62.86 | +9.1% |
| 1902 | 67.91 | +8.0% |
| 1903 | 72.74 | +7.1% |
| 1904 | 77.35 | +6.3% |
| 1905 | 81.73 | +5.7% |
| 1906 | 85.9 | +5.1% |
| 1907 | 89.83 | +4.6% |
| 1908 | 93.53 | +4.1% |
| 1909 | 96.99 | +3.7% |
| 1910 | 100.21 | +3.3% |
| 1911 | 102.74 | +2.5% |
| 1912 | 105 | +2.2% |
| 1913 | 107 | +1.9% |
| 1914 | 108.74 | +1.6% |
| 1915 | 110.22 | +1.4% |
| 1916 | 111.43 | +1.1% |
| 1917 | 112.38 | +0.9% |
| 1918 | 113.07 | +0.6% |
| 1919 | 113.5 | +0.4% |
| 1920 | 113.66 | +0.1% |
| 1921 | 113.39 | -0.2% |
| 1922 | 112.87 | -0.5% |
| 1923 | 111.94 | -0.8% |
| 1924 | 110.8 | -1.0% |
| 1925 | 111.26 | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 110.91 | -0.3% |
| 1927 | 109.54 | -1.2% |
| 1928 | 107.63 | -1.7% |
| 1929 | 105.03 | -2.4% |
| 1930 | 102 | -2.9% |
| 1931 | 99.08 | -2.9% |
| 1932 | 95.59 | -3.5% |
| 1933 | 91.62 | -4.1% |
| 1934 | 87.32 | -4.7% |
| 1935 | 82.78 | -5.2% |
| 1936 | 78.67 | -5.0% |
| 1937 | 74.13 | -5.8% |
| 1938 | 69.17 | -6.7% |
| 1939 | 63.8 | -7.8% |
| 1940 | 63.43 | -0.6% |
| 1941 | 63.22 | -0.3% |
| 1942 | 62.83 | -0.6% |
| 1943 | 62.55 | -0.4% |
| 1944 | 62.45 | -0.2% |
| 1945 | 62.48 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 63.1 | +1.0% |
| 1947 | 64.03 | +1.5% |
| 1948 | 65.07 | +1.6% |
| 1949 | 66.67 | +2.5% |
| 1950 | 68.01 | +2.0% |
| 1951 | 69.78 | +2.6% |
| 1952 | 71.43 | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 73.24 | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 74.69 | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 75.69 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 77.08 | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 79.04 | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 81.67 | +3.3% |
| 1959 | 84.36 | +3.3% |
| 1960 | 86.18 | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 87.45 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 90.17 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 92.53 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 223.72 | +141.8% |
| 1965 | 382.01 | +70.8% |
| 1966 | 406.16 | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 8,022 | +1875.0% |
| 1968 | 29,296 | +265.2% |
| 1969 | 39,866 | +36.1% |
| 1970 | 41,446 | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 163,809 | +295.2% |
| 1972 | 181,638 | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 161,200 | -11.3% |
| 1974 | 143,295 | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 125,793 | -12.2% |
| 1976 | 132,658 | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 117,881 | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 109,322 | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 103,791 | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 47,592 | -54.1% |
| 1981 | 42,216 | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 43,309 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 49,037 | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 47,688 | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 49,476 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 55,226 | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 54,776 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 62,882 | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 65,847 | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 57,261 | -13.0% |
| 1991 | 68,802 | +20.2% |
| 1992 | 69,612 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 93,603 | +34.5% |
| 1994 | 69,290 | -26.0% |
| 1995 | 71,596 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 70,605 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 74,341 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 76,488 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 86,252 | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 88,689 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 94,045 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 99,548 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 100,604 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 98,254 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 85,038 | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 109,865 | +29.2% |
| 2007 | 120,980 | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 233,266 | +92.8% |
| 2009 | 200,234 | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 226,289 | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 192,309 | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 224,952 | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 240,229 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 273,135 | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 287,714 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 311,814 | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 258,161 | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 368,147 | +42.6% |
| 2019 | 282,556 | -23.2% |
| 2020 | 278,890 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 321,377 | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 337,487 | +5.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 337,487 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90,409, 3.7× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Oman's 337,487 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 251,040, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution 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 | +1875.0% | 406.16 | 8,022 |
| 1971 | +295.2% | 41,446 | 163,809 |
| 1968 | +265.2% | 8,022 | 29,296 |
| 1964 | +141.8% | 92.53 | 223.72 |
| 2008 | +92.8% | 120,980 | 233,266 |
| 1965 | +70.8% | 223.72 | 382.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 27.09 | 26.84 | 27.33 | 10 |
| 1760s | 27.64 | 27.39 | 27.89 | 10 |
| 1770s | 28.2 | 27.94 | 28.46 | 10 |
| 1780s | 28.77 | 28.51 | 29.03 | 10 |
| 1790s | 29.36 | 29.09 | 29.62 | 10 |
| 1800s | 30.31 | 29.68 | 30.94 | 10 |
| 1810s | 31.73 | 31.08 | 32.38 | 10 |
| 1820s | 33.31 | 32.53 | 34.09 | 10 |
| 1830s | 35.1 | 34.27 | 35.95 | 10 |
| 1840s | 37.01 | 36.13 | 37.88 | 10 |
| 1850s | 38.99 | 38.08 | 39.9 | 10 |
| 1860s | 41.67 | 40.11 | 43.24 | 10 |
| 1870s | 45.19 | 43.59 | 46.81 | 10 |
| 1880s | 49.39 | 47.18 | 51.65 | 10 |
| 1890s | 54.59 | 52.17 | 57.04 | 10 |
| 1900s | 78.64 | 57.6 | 96.99 | 10 |
| 1910s | 108.43 | 100.21 | 113.5 | 10 |
| 1920s | 110.7 | 105.03 | 113.66 | 10 |
| 1930s | 84.42 | 63.8 | 102 | 10 |
| 1940s | 63.58 | 62.45 | 66.67 | 10 |
| 1950s | 75.5 | 68.01 | 84.36 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7,855 | 86.18 | 39,866 | 10 |
| 1970s | 128,083 | 41,446 | 181,638 | 10 |
| 1980s | 51,805 | 42,216 | 65,847 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73,785 | 57,261 | 93,603 | 10 |
| 2000s | 123,052 | 85,038 | 233,266 | 10 |
| 2010s | 266,531 | 192,309 | 368,147 | 10 |
| 2020s | 312,585 | 278,890 | 337,487 | 3 |
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More environment data for Oman
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2457 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -62.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -44.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 4.36 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Oman?
- Long run air pollution in Oman was 337,487 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 368,147 in 2018.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.84 in 1750.
- How does Oman rank for long run air pollution?
- Oman ranks 51st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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