Forest area in Oman
Oman: Forest area was 1,600 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Oman, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Oman stood at 1,600 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Oman peaked at 1,600 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,600 hectares, in 1990.
That places Oman 211th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,600 hectares | 1,600 hectares | 1,600 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,600 hectares | 1,600 hectares | 1,600 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,600 hectares | 1,600 hectares | 1,600 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,600 hectares | 1,600 hectares | 1,600 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 208 Pitcairn 3,690 hectares compare
- 209 Isle of Man 3,670 hectares compare
- 210 Montserrat 2,420 hectares compare
- 212 Qatar 1,400 hectares compare
- 213 Saint Martin (French part) 1,240 hectares compare
- 214 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1,100 hectares compare
More environment data for Oman
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 132.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 25.04 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0621 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 25.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0078 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 31.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.033 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0441 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Oman?
- Forest area in Oman was 1,600 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1,600 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,600 hectares in 1990.
- How does Oman rank for forest area?
- Oman ranks 211th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.