Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Oman
Oman: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 8,733 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8,733 hectares
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
155th
of 186 countries
All-time high
13,836 hectares
in 2020
All-time low
1,061 hectares
in 1985
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Oman, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Oman is 8,733 hectares, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Oman peaked at 13,836 hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,061 hectares, in 1985.
Oman ranks 155th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Oman, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,600 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 2,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,700 hectares | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 2,800 hectares | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 2,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,000 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 3,100 hectares | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 3,100 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,100 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3,200 hectares | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 3,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,300 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 3,900 hectares | +18.2% |
| 1974 | 3,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,200 hectares | -17.9% |
| 1977 | 2,600 hectares | -18.8% |
| 1978 | 2,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,302 hectares | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 2,718 hectares | +18.1% |
| 1981 | 1,135 hectares | -58.2% |
| 1982 | 1,135 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,135 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,135 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,061 hectares | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 1,918 hectares | +80.8% |
| 1987 | 2,075 hectares | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 2,228 hectares | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 2,270 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 2,380 hectares | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 6,268 hectares | +163.4% |
| 1992 | 6,214 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 6,220 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 6,295 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 6,390 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 6,409 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 6,428 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 6,204 hectares | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 6,372 hectares | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 6,434 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 6,560 hectares | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 6,581 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 6,573 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 7,811 hectares | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 6,547 hectares | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 6,424 hectares | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 6,672 hectares | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 6,373 hectares | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 5,072 hectares | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 4,292 hectares | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 6,156 hectares | +43.4% |
| 2012 | 5,534 hectares | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 5,623 hectares | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 5,247 hectares | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 5,646 hectares | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 4,889 hectares | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 6,017 hectares | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 6,022 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 6,085 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 13,836 hectares | +127.4% |
| 2021 | 5,628 hectares | -59.3% |
| 2022 | 6,721 hectares | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 7,724 hectares | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 8,733 hectares | +13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,867 hectares | 2,600 hectares | 3,100 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,210 hectares | 2,302 hectares | 3,900 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,681 hectares | 1,061 hectares | 2,718 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,918 hectares | 2,380 hectares | 6,428 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,505 hectares | 5,072 hectares | 7,811 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,551 hectares | 4,292 hectares | 6,156 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,528 hectares | 5,628 hectares | 13,836 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 152 Palestine, State of 18,348 hectares compare
- 153 Comoros 11,707 hectares compare
- 154 French Guiana 8,928 hectares compare
- 156 Papua New Guinea 3,929 hectares compare
- 157 Fiji 3,602 hectares compare
- 158 Montenegro 2,558 hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Oman?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Oman was 8,733 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 13,836 hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,061 hectares in 1985.
- How does Oman rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Oman ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.