Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Oman
Oman: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
173rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2004
All-time low
0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Oman, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Oman is 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Oman peaked at 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Oman 173rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Oman, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Oman's 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 170 Qatar 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 171 United Arab Emirates 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 172 Bermuda 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 174 Egypt 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 175 Solomon Islands 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 176 Equatorial Guinea 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Oman
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Oman?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Oman was 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Oman rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Oman ranks 173rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.