Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Oman?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Oman data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Oman

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Oman
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Oman: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 36.68 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

36.68 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

130th

of 240 countries

All-time high

36.68 1000 ha

in 2019

All-time low

35.52 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Oman, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Oman is 36.68 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Oman peaked at 36.68 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.52 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Oman 130th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	35.68 1000 ha	35.52 1000 ha	35.86 1000 ha	9
2010s	36.44 1000 ha	35.91 1000 ha	36.68 1000 ha	10
2020s	36.68 1000 ha	36.68 1000 ha	36.68 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Oman

127 Trinidad and Tobago 37.73 1000 ha compare
128 Slovenia 37.49 1000 ha compare
129 Palestine 37.17 1000 ha compare
131 Nepal 34.95 1000 ha compare
132 Namibia 33.29 1000 ha compare
133 Gabon 32.91 1000 ha compare

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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 — Share in Agricultural land 6.31 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 93.32 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.02 ha/cap (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Oman?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Oman was 36.68 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Oman?: The highest recorded value was 36.68 1000 ha in 2019.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Oman?: The lowest recorded value was 35.52 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Oman rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Oman ranks 130th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Oman?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Oman data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.