Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) vs Oman: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
17.5 %
in 2024
Oman
95.24 %
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
3rd
Oman rank
13th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
  • Oman
20406080100196119922024

How they compare

Oman currently reports 95.24 % against 17.5 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 77.74 %.

That makes Oman's figure about 5.4 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Oman has been ahead every year.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd and Oman ranks 13th of 10 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Oman Difference Ahead
1960s 12.67 % 62.65 % 49.98 % Oman
1970s 14.17 % 72.15 % 57.98 % Oman
1980s 15.9 % 83.53 % 67.63 % Oman
1990s 17.59 % 82.26 % 64.67 % Oman
2000s 18.62 % 87.33 % 68.7 % Oman
2010s 17.53 % 93.98 % 76.45 % Oman
2020s 17.48 % 98.45 % 80.97 % Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) or Oman?
Oman, at 95.24 % against 17.5 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Oman?
77.74 %, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Oman?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Oman rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd and Oman ranks 13th of 10 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.