Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Oman
Oman: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -6.15 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Oman, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Oman recorded -6.15 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 293.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Oman peaked at 10.57 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, -6.43 kg/ha, in 2022.
Oman ranks 180th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Oman, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0131 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 kg/ha | -96.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 kg/ha | +275.0% |
| 1964 | -0.0095 kg/ha | -733.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0119 kg/ha | -225.3% |
| 1966 | -0.0481 kg/ha | -504.2% |
| 1967 | -0.0604 kg/ha | +25.6% |
| 1968 | -0.0463 kg/ha | -23.3% |
| 1969 | -0.203 kg/ha | +338.4% |
| 1970 | -0.1901 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1971 | -0.2293 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 1972 | -0.1295 kg/ha | -43.5% |
| 1973 | -0.1045 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0991 kg/ha | -194.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1695 kg/ha | +71.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3252 kg/ha | +91.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2609 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 1978 | -0.2946 kg/ha | -212.9% |
| 1979 | -0.0742 kg/ha | -74.8% |
| 1980 | -0.5743 kg/ha | +674.0% |
| 1981 | -1.01 kg/ha | +76.4% |
| 1982 | -0.1115 kg/ha | -89.0% |
| 1983 | -0.5127 kg/ha | +359.8% |
| 1984 | -1.35 kg/ha | +162.5% |
| 1985 | 3.83 kg/ha | -384.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7814 kg/ha | -79.6% |
| 1987 | 1.14 kg/ha | +46.5% |
| 1988 | 5.81 kg/ha | +407.3% |
| 1989 | 3.89 kg/ha | -32.9% |
| 1990 | 5.98 kg/ha | +53.6% |
| 1991 | 4.75 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 1992 | 4.59 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 8.27 kg/ha | +80.1% |
| 1994 | 1.05 kg/ha | -87.3% |
| 1995 | 1.78 kg/ha | +68.5% |
| 1996 | 1.75 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.1 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1326 kg/ha | -93.7% |
| 1999 | -0.0285 kg/ha | -121.5% |
| 2000 | 1.09 kg/ha | -3938.6% |
| 2001 | 4.89 kg/ha | +346.7% |
| 2002 | 3.52 kg/ha | -27.9% |
| 2003 | 4.72 kg/ha | +33.9% |
| 2004 | 3.46 kg/ha | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 5.38 kg/ha | +55.4% |
| 2006 | 5.85 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 3.68 kg/ha | -37.1% |
| 2008 | 7.1 kg/ha | +93.0% |
| 2009 | 3.8 kg/ha | -46.5% |
| 2010 | 5.81 kg/ha | +52.9% |
| 2011 | 2.27 kg/ha | -60.9% |
| 2012 | 2.64 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 3.18 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 7.68 kg/ha | +141.5% |
| 2015 | 4.47 kg/ha | -41.8% |
| 2016 | 10.57 kg/ha | +136.6% |
| 2017 | 6.21 kg/ha | -41.3% |
| 2018 | 4.62 kg/ha | -25.6% |
| 2019 | 4.23 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2020 | -0.4725 kg/ha | -111.2% |
| 2021 | -0.2891 kg/ha | -38.8% |
| 2022 | -6.43 kg/ha | +2125.9% |
| 2023 | -6.15 kg/ha | -4.4% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's -6.15 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.75 kg/ha. (57 countries reporting)
- Oman's -6.15 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.82 kg/ha. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +3938.6% | -0.0285 kg/ha | 1.09 kg/ha |
| 2022 | -2125.9% | -0.2891 kg/ha | -6.43 kg/ha |
| 1964 | -733.3% | 0.0015 kg/ha | -0.0095 kg/ha |
| 1980 | -674.0% | -0.0742 kg/ha | -0.5743 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0378 kg/ha | -0.203 kg/ha | 0.0131 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.0167 kg/ha | -0.2946 kg/ha | 0.3252 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 kg/ha | -1.35 kg/ha | 5.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.04 kg/ha | -0.0285 kg/ha | 8.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.35 kg/ha | 1.09 kg/ha | 7.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.17 kg/ha | 2.27 kg/ha | 10.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.34 kg/ha | -6.43 kg/ha | -0.2891 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 phosphorus per unit area in Oman?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Oman was -6.15 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 10.57 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.43 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Oman rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Oman ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 293.4%. 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 phosphorus 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 (%).