Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Oman
Oman: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 123.03 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Oman, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Oman recorded 123.03 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Oman peaked at 123.03 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20 1000 ha, in 1961.
Oman ranks 103rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.11 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 27 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.6 1000 ha | 29 1000 ha | 38 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.9 1000 ha | 41 1000 ha | 56 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.7 1000 ha | 58 1000 ha | 62 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.8 1000 ha | 59 1000 ha | 64 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.15 1000 ha | 65 1000 ha | 100.92 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.84 1000 ha | 107.1 1000 ha | 123.03 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 100 Palestine 140 1000 ha compare
- 101 Czechoslovakia 135 1000 ha compare
- 102 North Macedonia 127.8 1000 ha compare
- 104 Senegal 120.1 1000 ha compare
- 105 Serbia and Montenegro 108 1000 ha compare
- 106 Paraguay 103.53 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Oman
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 95.24 % (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)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 0.42 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Oman?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Oman was 123.03 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 123.03 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Oman rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Oman ranks 103rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.9%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. 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.