Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Oman
Oman: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 8,733 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Oman, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested in Oman stood at 8,733 ha.
That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Oman peaked at 13,836 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,061 ha, in 1985.
That places Oman 149th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Oman, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,700 ha | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 2,800 ha | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 3,100 ha | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 3,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3,200 ha | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 3,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,300 ha | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 3,900 ha | +18.2% |
| 1974 | 3,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,200 ha | -17.9% |
| 1977 | 2,600 ha | -18.8% |
| 1978 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,302 ha | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 2,718 ha | +18.1% |
| 1981 | 1,135 ha | -58.2% |
| 1982 | 1,135 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,135 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,135 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,061 ha | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 1,918 ha | +80.8% |
| 1987 | 2,075 ha | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 2,228 ha | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 2,270 ha | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 2,380 ha | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 6,268 ha | +163.4% |
| 1992 | 6,214 ha | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 6,220 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 6,295 ha | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 6,390 ha | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 6,409 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 6,428 ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 6,204 ha | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 6,372 ha | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 6,434 ha | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 6,560 ha | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 6,581 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 6,573 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 7,811 ha | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 6,547 ha | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 6,424 ha | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 6,672 ha | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 6,373 ha | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 5,072 ha | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 4,292 ha | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 6,156 ha | +43.4% |
| 2012 | 5,534 ha | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 5,623 ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 5,247 ha | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 5,646 ha | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 4,889 ha | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 6,017 ha | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 6,022 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 6,085 ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 13,836 ha | +127.4% |
| 2021 | 5,628 ha | -59.3% |
| 2022 | 6,721 ha | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 7,724 ha | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 8,733 ha | +13.1% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 8,733 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 280,960 ha, 3% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Oman's 8,733 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 148,486 ha, 6% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +163.4% | 2,380 ha | 6,268 ha |
| 2020 | +127.4% | 6,085 ha | 13,836 ha |
| 1986 | +80.8% | 1,061 ha | 1,918 ha |
| 2021 | -59.3% | 13,836 ha | 5,628 ha |
| 1981 | -58.2% | 2,718 ha | 1,135 ha |
| 2011 | +43.4% | 4,292 ha | 6,156 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,867 ha | 2,600 ha | 3,100 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,210 ha | 2,302 ha | 3,900 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,681 ha | 1,061 ha | 2,718 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,918 ha | 2,380 ha | 6,428 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,505 ha | 5,072 ha | 7,811 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,551 ha | 4,292 ha | 6,156 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,528 ha | 5,628 ha | 13,836 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 146 Palestine 18,348 ha compare
- 147 Comoros 11,707 ha compare
- 148 French Guiana 8,928 ha compare
- 150 Papua New Guinea 3,929 ha compare
- 151 Fiji 3,602 ha compare
- 152 Montenegro 2,558 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 cereals, primary — area harvested in Oman?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Oman was 8,733 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 13,836 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,061 ha in 1985.
- How does Oman rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Oman ranks 149th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — 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.