Kiribati vs Oman: Arable land use per person
Kiribati
0.0151 hectares per person
in 2023
Oman
0.0173 hectares per person
in 2023
Kiribati rank
183rd
Oman rank
180th
Arable land use per person over time
- Kiribati
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 0.0173 hectares per person against 0.0151 hectares per person in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0022 hectares per person.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 183rd and Oman ranks 180th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 6 and Oman in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.038 hectares per person | 0.0348 hectares per person | 0.0031 hectares per person | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 0.0333 hectares per person | 0.0295 hectares per person | 0.0038 hectares per person | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 0.0302 hectares per person | 0.0218 hectares per person | 0.0084 hectares per person | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 0.0248 hectares per person | 0.0152 hectares per person | 0.0096 hectares per person | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 0.0206 hectares per person | 0.0123 hectares per person | 0.0083 hectares per person | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 0.0172 hectares per person | 0.0127 hectares per person | 0.0045 hectares per person | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 0.0155 hectares per person | 0.0171 hectares per person | 0.0017 hectares per person | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Kiribati or Oman?
- Oman, at 0.0173 hectares per person against 0.0151 hectares per person in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Kiribati and Oman?
- 0.0022 hectares per person, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Oman?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Oman rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Kiribati ranks 183rd 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
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.