Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oman
Oman: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 41.57 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oman, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oman stood at 41.57 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and down 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oman peaked at 152.27 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, -8.38 kg/ha, in 1984.
Oman ranks 87th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oman, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1775 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0922 kg/ha | -48.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1062 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1964 | 0.048 kg/ha | -54.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1638 kg/ha | +241.2% |
| 1966 | -0.1862 kg/ha | -213.7% |
| 1967 | -0.2468 kg/ha | +32.5% |
| 1968 | -0.1433 kg/ha | -41.9% |
| 1969 | -0.8219 kg/ha | +473.6% |
| 1970 | -0.7286 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1971 | -0.8252 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1972 | -0.2524 kg/ha | -69.4% |
| 1973 | -0.1521 kg/ha | -39.7% |
| 1974 | 1.81 kg/ha | -1289.7% |
| 1975 | 4.29 kg/ha | +137.2% |
| 1976 | 2.06 kg/ha | -52.0% |
| 1977 | 3.42 kg/ha | +65.8% |
| 1978 | 1.12 kg/ha | -67.3% |
| 1979 | 10.02 kg/ha | +797.2% |
| 1980 | 3.49 kg/ha | -65.2% |
| 1981 | -5.77 kg/ha | -265.5% |
| 1982 | -2.01 kg/ha | -65.1% |
| 1983 | -4.85 kg/ha | +140.6% |
| 1984 | -8.38 kg/ha | +73.0% |
| 1985 | 4.17 kg/ha | -149.8% |
| 1986 | -1.65 kg/ha | -139.4% |
| 1987 | -0.6922 kg/ha | -58.0% |
| 1988 | 22.41 kg/ha | -3337.4% |
| 1989 | 22.16 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 49.87 kg/ha | +125.1% |
| 1991 | 46.63 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 46.93 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 53.85 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 68.09 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 1995 | 69.55 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 54.19 kg/ha | -22.1% |
| 1997 | 34.87 kg/ha | -35.6% |
| 1998 | 78.51 kg/ha | +125.1% |
| 1999 | 61.45 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 2000 | 35.88 kg/ha | -41.6% |
| 2001 | 59.89 kg/ha | +66.9% |
| 2002 | 42.68 kg/ha | -28.7% |
| 2003 | 10.06 kg/ha | -76.4% |
| 2004 | 67.68 kg/ha | +572.5% |
| 2005 | 108.96 kg/ha | +61.0% |
| 2006 | 115.56 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 100.56 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 152.27 kg/ha | +51.4% |
| 2009 | 91.62 kg/ha | -39.8% |
| 2010 | 110.27 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 102.39 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 113.1 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 139.12 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 2014 | 100.57 kg/ha | -27.7% |
| 2015 | 83.48 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 76.57 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 50.91 kg/ha | -33.5% |
| 2018 | 60.9 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 50.53 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 23.04 kg/ha | -54.4% |
| 2021 | 55.69 kg/ha | +141.7% |
| 2022 | 47.73 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 41.57 kg/ha | -12.9% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 41.57 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.42 kg/ha, 68% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Oman's 41.57 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 63.13 kg/ha, 66% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oman changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +3337.4% | -0.6922 kg/ha | 22.41 kg/ha |
| 1974 | +1289.7% | -0.1521 kg/ha | 1.81 kg/ha |
| 1979 | +797.2% | 1.12 kg/ha | 10.02 kg/ha |
| 2004 | +572.5% | 10.06 kg/ha | 67.68 kg/ha |
| 1969 | -473.6% | -0.1433 kg/ha | -0.8219 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0901 kg/ha | -0.8219 kg/ha | 0.1775 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.08 kg/ha | -0.8252 kg/ha | 10.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.89 kg/ha | -8.38 kg/ha | 22.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.4 kg/ha | 34.87 kg/ha | 78.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.52 kg/ha | 10.06 kg/ha | 152.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.78 kg/ha | 50.53 kg/ha | 139.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.01 kg/ha | 23.04 kg/ha | 55.69 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Oman
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -62.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -44.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oman?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oman was 41.57 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 152.27 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.38 kg/ha in 1984.
- How does Oman rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Oman ranks 87th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).