Yields of key staple crops in Oman
Oman: Yields of key staple crops was 3.13 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Oman, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of key staple crops in Oman is 3.13 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 19.2% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Oman peaked at 4.65 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4583 tonnes per hectare, in 1978.
Oman ranks 60th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.4583 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 4.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Oman
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.8% (2025)
- Rural population 1.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 3.8% (2025)
- Rural population 20.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 7,724 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Oman?
- Yields of key staple crops in Oman was 3.13 tonnes per hectare 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 yields of key staple crops recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 4.65 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4583 tonnes per hectare in 1978.
- How does Oman rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Oman ranks 60th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.