Barley — Area harvested in Oman
Oman: Barley — Area harvested was 234 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Barley — Area harvested in Oman, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, barley — area harvested in Oman stood at 234 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Oman peaked at 1,271 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 210 ha, in 2021.
Oman ranks 97th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Barley — Area harvested in Oman, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,255 ha | — |
| 2005 | 1,129 ha | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 1,129 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,171 ha | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1,200 ha | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 700 ha | -41.7% |
| 2010 | 529 ha | -24.4% |
| 2011 | 944 ha | +78.4% |
| 2012 | 960 ha | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 963 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 663 ha | -31.2% |
| 2015 | 882 ha | +33.0% |
| 2016 | 606 ha | -31.3% |
| 2017 | 606 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 606 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 613 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1,271 ha | +107.3% |
| 2021 | 210 ha | -83.5% |
| 2022 | 222 ha | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 225 ha | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 234 ha | +4.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 234 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 120,900 ha, 0% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Oman's 234 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25,000 ha, 1% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +107.3% | 613 ha | 1,271 ha |
| 2021 | -83.5% | 1,271 ha | 210 ha |
| 2011 | +78.4% | 529 ha | 944 ha |
| 2009 | -41.7% | 1,200 ha | 700 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,097 ha | 700 ha | 1,255 ha | 6 |
| 2010s | 737.2 ha | 529 ha | 963 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 432.4 ha | 210 ha | 1,271 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 94 Bhutan 483 ha compare
- 95 Mauritania 477 ha compare
- 96 Montenegro 399 ha compare
- 98 Bangladesh 160 ha compare
- 99 Qatar 26 ha compare
- 100 Guatemala 8 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Oman
- 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 560.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- 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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley — area harvested in Oman?
- Barley — area harvested in Oman was 234 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1,271 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 210 ha in 2021.
- How does Oman rank for barley — area harvested?
- Oman ranks 97th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.