Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Oman
Oman: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 813 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Oman, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Oman stood at 813 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Oman peaked at 4,648 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 577 ha, in 2015.
That places Oman 57th out of 69 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Oman, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,700 ha | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 1,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,800 ha | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 1,900 ha | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 1,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,100 ha | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 2,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2,000 ha | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 833 ha | -58.4% |
| 1982 | 833 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 833 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 833 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 833 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 850 ha | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 900 ha | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 920 ha | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 950 ha | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 1,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 1,034 ha | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1,034 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,044 ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1,023 ha | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 1,020 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,040 ha | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1,050 ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 985 ha | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 962 ha | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 939 ha | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 916 ha | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 892 ha | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 869 ha | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 798 ha | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 772 ha | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 747 ha | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 723 ha | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 700 ha | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 678 ha | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 658 ha | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 640 ha | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 600 ha | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 605 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 593 ha | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 577 ha | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 592 ha | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1,706 ha | +188.2% |
| 2018 | 1,706 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,723 ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 4,648 ha | +169.8% |
| 2021 | 863 ha | -81.4% |
| 2022 | 981 ha | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 779 ha | -20.6% |
| 2024 | 813 ha | +4.4% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 813 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,569 ha, 32% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Oman's 813 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 813 ha, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals n.e.c. — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +188.2% | 592 ha | 1,706 ha |
| 2020 | +169.8% | 1,723 ha | 4,648 ha |
| 2021 | -81.4% | 4,648 ha | 863 ha |
| 1981 | -58.4% | 2,000 ha | 833 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,744 ha | 1,600 ha | 1,900 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,040 ha | 2,000 ha | 2,100 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 978.5 ha | 833 ha | 2,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,019 ha | 962 ha | 1,050 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 803.4 ha | 678 ha | 939 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 940 ha | 577 ha | 1,723 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,617 ha | 779 ha | 4,648 ha | 5 |
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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 n.e.c. — area harvested in Oman?
- Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Oman was 813 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 4,648 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 577 ha in 2015.
- How does Oman rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Oman ranks 57th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals n.e.c. — 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.