Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Oman
Oman: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 6.31 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Oman, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Oman is 6.31 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 139.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Oman peaked at 6.31 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.78 %, in 2006.
Oman ranks 212th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.97 % | 1.93 % | 2.12 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.18 % | 2.11 % | 2.2 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.68 % | 2.19 % | 3.25 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.88 % | 2.61 % | 3.24 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.21 % | 1.78 % | 2.64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.55 % | 2.37 % | 5.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.66 % | 5.09 % | 6.31 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Oman
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 95.24 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 123.03 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.36 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 91.27 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,350 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.42 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 35.86 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 93.32 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.02 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 0.42 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Oman?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Oman was 6.31 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 6.31 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 % in 2006.
- How does Oman rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Oman ranks 212th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.0%. 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.