Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Oman
Oman: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 80.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Oman, 1991–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Oman is 80.8%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Oman peaked at 93.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 2019.
Oman ranks 48th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 93.9% | — |
| 1992 | 93.4% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 93.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 92.6% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 92.3% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 91.9% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 91.5% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 91.1% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 90.8% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 90.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 89.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 89.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 88.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 87.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 87.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 86.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 86.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 84.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.3% | 90.8% | 93.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 86.7% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 80.8% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 80.8% | 80.8% | 3 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2052 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Oman?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Oman was 80.8% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 2019.
- How does Oman rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Oman ranks 48th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.