Sorghum — Area harvested in Oman
Oman: Sorghum — Area harvested was 3,444 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested in Oman, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — area harvested in Oman stood at 3,444 ha.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 113.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Oman peaked at 3,674 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places Oman 76th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested in Oman, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha | — |
| 1977 | 0 ha | — |
| 1978 | 0 ha | — |
| 1979 | 0 ha | — |
| 1980 | 0 ha | — |
| 1981 | 0 ha | — |
| 1982 | 0 ha | — |
| 1983 | 0 ha | — |
| 1984 | 0 ha | — |
| 1985 | 0 ha | — |
| 1986 | 805 ha | — |
| 1987 | 840 ha | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 840 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 850 ha | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 880 ha | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 860 ha | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 900 ha | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 1,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 1,200 ha | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 1,400 ha | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 1,500 ha | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 1,700 ha | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 1,850 ha | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 2,100 ha | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 2,200 ha | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 2,450 ha | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 2,600 ha | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 2,800 ha | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 2,940 ha | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 2,048 ha | -30.3% |
| 2006 | 2,048 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,345 ha | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 2,100 ha | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 1,165 ha | -44.5% |
| 2010 | 1,321 ha | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 1,958 ha | +48.2% |
| 2012 | 1,757 ha | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 1,865 ha | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 1,617 ha | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 2,024 ha | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 1,755 ha | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 1,755 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,755 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,773 ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3,674 ha | +107.2% |
| 2021 | 2,953 ha | -19.6% |
| 2022 | 3,190 ha | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 3,234 ha | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 3,444 ha | +6.5% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 3,444 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,063 ha, 3.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Oman's 3,444 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,353 ha, 1.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +107.2% | 1,773 ha | 3,674 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 333.5 ha | 0 ha | 850 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,339 ha | 860 ha | 2,100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,270 ha | 1,165 ha | 2,940 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,758 ha | 1,321 ha | 2,024 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,299 ha | 2,953 ha | 3,674 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 sorghum — area harvested in Oman?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Oman was 3,444 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 3,674 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Oman rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Oman ranks 76th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.0%. 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 Sorghum — 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.