Oman vs United Arab Emirates: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade

Oman
3.7%
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
3.2%
in 2023
Oman rank
42nd
United Arab Emirates rank
45th

Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time

  • Oman
  • United Arab Emirates
-50050100197119972023

How they compare

Oman currently reports 3.7% against 3.2% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Oman ranks 42nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 45th of 225 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Oman United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 1.0% 2.9% 1.9% United Arab Emirates
1980s 1.4% 8.5% 7.0% United Arab Emirates
1990s 1.2% 60.1% 58.9% United Arab Emirates
2000s 28.2% 47.5% 19.3% United Arab Emirates
2010s 5.3% -27.2% 32.4% Oman
2020s 2.4% 1.8% 0.6% Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Oman or United Arab Emirates?
Oman, at 3.7% against 3.2% in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Oman and United Arab Emirates?
0.5%, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and United Arab Emirates?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Oman and United Arab Emirates rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
Oman ranks 42nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 45th of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
226 places, 10,928 data points, 1971–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.