Jordan vs Oman: Arable land use per person

Jordan
0.0178 hectares per person
in 2023
Oman
0.0173 hectares per person
in 2023
Jordan rank
177th
Oman rank
180th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Jordan
  • Oman
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 0.0178 hectares per person against 0.0173 hectares per person in Oman, a difference of 0.0005 hectares per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.

Jordan ranks 177th and Oman ranks 180th of 206 countries.

Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Oman Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2484 hectares per person 0.0348 hectares per person 0.2136 hectares per person Jordan
1970s 0.157 hectares per person 0.0295 hectares per person 0.1275 hectares per person Jordan
1980s 0.1059 hectares per person 0.0218 hectares per person 0.0841 hectares per person Jordan
1990s 0.0449 hectares per person 0.0152 hectares per person 0.0297 hectares per person Jordan
2000s 0.0302 hectares per person 0.0123 hectares per person 0.0178 hectares per person Jordan
2010s 0.0238 hectares per person 0.0127 hectares per person 0.0111 hectares per person Jordan
2020s 0.0182 hectares per person 0.0171 hectares per person 0.0011 hectares per person Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Jordan or Oman?
Jordan, at 0.0178 hectares per person against 0.0173 hectares per person in Oman as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Jordan and Oman?
0.0005 hectares per person, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Oman?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Jordan and Oman rank globally for arable land use per person?
Jordan ranks 177th and Oman ranks 180th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.