Oman vs United Arab Emirates: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Oman
- United Arab Emirates
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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About this data
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.