Forest area as share of land area in Oman
Oman: Forest area as share of land area was 0.0052 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.0052
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
211th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.0052
in 1990
All-time low
0.0052
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Oman, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as share of land area in Oman stood at 0.0052. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Oman peaked at 0.0052 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0052, in 1990.
Oman ranks 211th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0052 | 0.0052 | 0.0052 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0052 | 0.0052 | 0.0052 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0052 | 0.0052 | 0.0052 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0052 | 0.0052 | 0.0052 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Oman?
- Forest area as share of land area in Oman was 0.0052 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0052 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0052 in 1990.
- How does Oman rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Oman ranks 211th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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