Agricultural land — Area in Oman
Oman: Agricultural land — Area was 1,479 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Oman, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Oman is 1,479 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Oman peaked at 1,479 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,035 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Oman 151st out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Oman, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,035 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,035 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,035 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,036 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,038 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 1,040 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 1,040 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,042 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 1,042 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,044 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1,045 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,046 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1,047 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1,048 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1,049 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,051 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1,051 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,051 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,051 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,051 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,055 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1,059 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 1,061 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1,067 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1,070 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1,073 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1,077 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1,080 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1,080 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,083 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1,072 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1,072 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,071 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,071 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,070 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,071 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,071 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,173 1000 ha | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 1,174 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,273 1000 ha | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 1,373 1000 ha | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 1,472 1000 ha | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 1,465 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,463 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,465 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,457 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,454 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,443 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,437 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,424 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1,420 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,420 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,434 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1,436 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,451 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,459 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,459 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,459 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,466 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,466 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,472 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1,479 1000 ha | +0.5% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 1,479 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 851 1000 ha, 1.7× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Oman's 1,479 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,967 1000 ha, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,037 1000 ha | 1,035 1000 ha | 1,040 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,046 1000 ha | 1,042 1000 ha | 1,051 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,062 1000 ha | 1,051 1000 ha | 1,077 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,074 1000 ha | 1,070 1000 ha | 1,083 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,377 1000 ha | 1,173 1000 ha | 1,472 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,438 1000 ha | 1,420 1000 ha | 1,459 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,468 1000 ha | 1,459 1000 ha | 1,479 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 148 Republic of Korea 1,561 1000 ha compare
- 149 Belgium-Luxembourg 1,521 1000 ha compare
- 150 Switzerland 1,490 1000 ha compare
- 152 Croatia 1,467 1000 ha compare
- 153 Papua New Guinea 1,405 1000 ha compare
- 154 Belgium 1,354 1000 ha 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Oman?
- Agricultural land — area in Oman was 1,479 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1,479 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,035 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Oman rank for agricultural land — area?
- Oman ranks 151st out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
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.