Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Oman
Oman: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0509 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Oman, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Oman recorded 0.0509 tonnes per person for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Oman peaked at 0.0615 tonnes per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 tonnes per person, in 2002.
That places Oman 19th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Oman, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | -65.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -64.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | +299.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | +20.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -87.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +343.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -72.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0169 tonnes per person | +649.7% |
| 2000 | 0.014 tonnes per person | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | -38.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -80.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +394.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0391 tonnes per person | +362.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0439 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | -74.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0303 tonnes per person | +172.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0263 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 0.035 tonnes per person | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0308 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0306 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0293 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0339 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 0.044 tonnes per person | +29.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0332 tonnes per person | -24.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0342 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0339 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0363 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0505 tonnes per person | +39.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0615 tonnes per person | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0484 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0505 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0509 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 0.0509 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0094 tonnes per person, 5.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Oman's 0.0509 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.001 tonnes per person, 49.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +649.7% | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0169 tonnes per person |
| 2003 | +394.4% | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0085 tonnes per person |
| 2004 | +362.0% | 0.0085 tonnes per person | 0.0391 tonnes per person |
| 1997 | +343.1% | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0082 tonnes per person |
| 1993 | +299.5% | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0124 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0095 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0249 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0219 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0439 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0357 tonnes per person | 0.0293 tonnes per person | 0.0505 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0528 tonnes per person | 0.0484 tonnes per person | 0.0615 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Oman?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Oman was 0.0509 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0615 tonnes per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 tonnes per person in 2002.
- How does Oman rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Oman ranks 19th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.