Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Oman
Oman: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0016 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Oman, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Oman stood at 0.0016 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 74.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Oman peaked at 0.0125 ha per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Oman 137th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Oman, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +60.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | +200.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | -83.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 0.0016 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1117 ha per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Oman's 0.0016 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0299 ha per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +200.1% | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -83.7% | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +60.2% | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre |
| 2010 | -36.0% | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 134 Sweden 0.0048 ha per square kilometre compare
- 135 Turkmenistan 0.0043 ha per square kilometre compare
- 136 Saudi Arabia 0.0039 ha per square kilometre compare
- 138 Libya 0.001 ha per square kilometre compare
- 139 Algeria 0.0008 ha per square kilometre compare
- 140 Malaysia 0.0007 ha per square kilometre 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Oman?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Oman was 0.0016 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0125 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Oman rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Oman ranks 137th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.