What is the highest surface area recorded in Oman?

The highest recorded value was 309,500 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Oman?

The lowest recorded value was 309,500 sq. km in 1961.

How does Oman rank for surface area?

Oman ranks 71st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Oman?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area in Oman

Name: Surface area in Oman
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Oman: Surface area was 309,500 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

309,500 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

71st

of 216 countries

All-time high

309,500 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

309,500 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Oman, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Oman recorded 309,500 sq. km for surface area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Oman peaked at 309,500 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 309,500 sq. km, in 1961.

Oman ranks 71st of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Surface area in Oman, year by year

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in Oman, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	309,500 sq. km	—
1962	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	309,500 sq. km	+0.0%

Oman compared with similar countries

Oman's 309,500 sq. km is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,689 sq. km, 10.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Oman's 309,500 sq. km is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 185,180 sq. km, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	309,500 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	9
1970s	309,500 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	10
1980s	309,500 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	10
1990s	309,500 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	10
2000s	309,500 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	10
2010s	309,500 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	10
2020s	309,500 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Oman

68 Malaysia 330,411 sq. km compare
69 Cote d'Ivoire 322,460 sq. km compare
70 Poland 313,930 sq. km compare
72 Italy 302,070 sq. km compare
73 Philippines 300,000 sq. km compare
74 Burkina Faso 274,200 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Oman?: Surface area in Oman was 309,500 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Oman?: The highest recorded value was 309,500 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Oman?: The lowest recorded value was 309,500 sq. km in 1961.
How does Oman rank for surface area?: Oman ranks 71st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Oman?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Oman data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,456 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.