Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Oman
Oman: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.08 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Oman, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Oman recorded 0.08 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Oman peaked at 0.13 kg/cap in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.02 kg/cap, in 1990.
Oman ranks 152nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Oman, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.02 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.07 kg/cap | +250.0% |
| 1993 | 0.05 kg/cap | -28.6% |
| 1994 | 0.04 kg/cap | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.13 kg/cap | +225.0% |
| 1998 | 0.13 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.08 kg/cap | -38.5% |
| 2000 | 0.02 kg/cap | -75.0% |
| 2001 | 0.03 kg/cap | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.04 kg/cap | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.05 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.06 kg/cap | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.07 kg/cap | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.07 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.08 kg/cap | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.09 kg/cap | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.09 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 kg/cap | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.11 kg/cap | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 kg/cap | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.08 kg/cap | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.08 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.06 kg/cap | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.04 kg/cap | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.07 kg/cap | +75.0% |
| 2020 | 0.07 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.06 kg/cap | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.09 kg/cap | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.08 kg/cap | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.08 kg/cap | +0.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 0.08 kg/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.57 kg/cap, 14% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Oman's 0.08 kg/cap is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2 kg/cap, 40% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Use per capita 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 | +250.0% | 0.02 kg/cap | 0.07 kg/cap |
| 1997 | +225.0% | 0.04 kg/cap | 0.13 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.062 kg/cap | 0.02 kg/cap | 0.13 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.056 kg/cap | 0.02 kg/cap | 0.09 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.083 kg/cap | 0.04 kg/cap | 0.11 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.076 kg/cap | 0.06 kg/cap | 0.09 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 149 Bangladesh 0.09 kg/cap compare
- 149 Mozambique 0.09 kg/cap compare
- 149 Saudi Arabia 0.09 kg/cap compare
- 152 Guam 0.08 kg/cap compare
- 152 Kyrgyzstan 0.08 kg/cap compare
- 152 Sao Tome and Principe 0.08 kg/cap compare
- 152 Sudan 0.08 kg/cap compare
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) — use per capita in Oman?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Oman was 0.08 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.13 kg/cap in 1997.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 kg/cap in 1990.
- How does Oman rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Oman ranks 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 Pesticides (total) — Use per capita. 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).