Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Oman
Oman: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 415 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Oman, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Oman recorded 415 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Oman peaked at 439 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 32 t, in 1991.
That places Oman 134th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Oman, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43 t | — |
| 1991 | 32 t | -25.6% |
| 1992 | 127 t | +296.9% |
| 1993 | 104 t | -18.1% |
| 1994 | 80 t | -23.1% |
| 1995 | 83 t | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 86 t | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 285 t | +231.4% |
| 1998 | 298 t | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 172 t | -42.3% |
| 2000 | 45 t | -73.8% |
| 2001 | 66 t | +46.7% |
| 2002 | 87 t | +31.8% |
| 2003 | 109 t | +25.3% |
| 2004 | 130 t | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 151 t | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 172 t | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 193 t | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 214 t | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 235 t | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 256 t | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 292 t | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 339 t | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 439 t | +29.5% |
| 2014 | 410 t | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 333 t | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 347 t | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 275 t | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 204 t | -25.8% |
| 2019 | 305 t | +49.5% |
| 2020 | 295 t | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 284 t | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 415 t | +46.1% |
| 2023 | 415 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 415 t | +0.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 415 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,463 t, 28% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Oman's 415 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,348 t, 31% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +296.9% | 32 t | 127 t |
| 1997 | +231.4% | 86 t | 285 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 131 t | 32 t | 298 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 140.2 t | 45 t | 235 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 320 t | 204 t | 439 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 364.8 t | 284 t | 415 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
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 pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Oman?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Oman was 415 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 439 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 t in 1991.
- How does Oman rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Oman ranks 134th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).