Cereals, primary — Production in Oman
Oman: Cereals, primary — Production was 241,658 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Production in Oman, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — production in Oman stood at 241,658 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 494.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production in Oman peaked at 241,658 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,101 t, in 1985.
Oman ranks 127th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, primary — Production in Oman, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,900 t | — |
| 1962 | 2,900 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,000 t | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 3,100 t | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 3,100 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,400 t | +9.7% |
| 1967 | 3,550 t | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 3,700 t | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 3,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3,900 t | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 3,900 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,950 t | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 5,000 t | +26.6% |
| 1974 | 5,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4,000 t | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 2,600 t | -35.0% |
| 1978 | 2,375 t | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 2,250 t | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 2,459 t | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 1,209 t | -50.8% |
| 1982 | 1,991 t | +64.7% |
| 1983 | 1,991 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,991 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,101 t | -44.7% |
| 1986 | 3,689 t | +235.1% |
| 1987 | 3,969 t | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 4,350 t | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 4,700 t | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 5,140 t | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 32,918 t | +540.4% |
| 1992 | 32,796 t | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 32,684 t | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 32,811 t | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 32,949 t | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 32,992 t | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 32,964 t | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 32,452 t | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 33,017 t | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 33,163 t | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 33,461 t | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 33,534 t | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 33,305 t | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 37,746 t | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 32,858 t | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 31,176 t | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 32,482 t | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 30,429 t | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 61,769 t | +103.0% |
| 2010 | 42,204 t | -31.7% |
| 2011 | 58,015 t | +37.5% |
| 2012 | 52,464 t | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 50,873 t | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 40,664 t | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 78,950 t | +94.2% |
| 2016 | 63,203 t | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 68,228 t | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 74,339 t | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 75,306 t | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 212,258 t | +181.9% |
| 2021 | 146,211 t | -31.1% |
| 2022 | 236,293 t | +61.6% |
| 2023 | 225,134 t | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 241,658 t | +7.3% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 241,658 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.60 million t, 15% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Oman's 241,658 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 208,368 t, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Production 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 | +540.4% | 5,140 t | 32,918 t |
| 1986 | +235.1% | 1,101 t | 3,689 t |
| 2020 | +181.9% | 75,306 t | 212,258 t |
| 2009 | +103.0% | 30,429 t | 61,769 t |
| 2015 | +94.2% | 40,664 t | 78,950 t |
| 1982 | +64.7% | 1,209 t | 1,991 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,261 t | 2,900 t | 3,700 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,798 t | 2,250 t | 5,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,745 t | 1,101 t | 4,700 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,072 t | 5,140 t | 33,017 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,992 t | 30,429 t | 61,769 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,425 t | 40,664 t | 78,950 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 212,311 t | 146,211 t | 241,658 t | 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, primary — production in Oman?
- Cereals, primary — production in Oman was 241,658 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 241,658 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,101 t in 1985.
- How does Oman rank for cereals, primary — production?
- Oman ranks 127th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 494.3%. 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, primary — Production. 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.