Share of forest land, Percent in Oman
Oman: Share of forest land, Percent was 0.0076 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of forest land, Percent in Oman, 1992–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2023, share of forest land, percent in Oman stood at 0.0076. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest land, percent in Oman peaked at 0.0097 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0076, in 2023.
Oman ranks 222nd of 224 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Share of forest land, Percent in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0097 | — |
| 1993 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0097 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0091 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0087 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0084 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0081 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0081 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0079 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0078 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0076 | -2.2% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 0.0076 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.87, 0% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Oman's 0.0076 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.27, 1% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0097 | 0.0097 | 0.0097 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0097 | 0.0097 | 0.0097 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0092 | 0.0081 | 0.0097 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0078 | 0.0076 | 0.0081 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More climate change data for Oman
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.10 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 331.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 701.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 30.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 30.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.2268 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.115 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest land, percent in Oman?
- Share of forest land, percent in Oman was 0.0076 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest share of forest land, percent recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0097 in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of forest land, percent recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 in 2023.
- How does Oman rank for share of forest land, percent?
- Oman ranks 222nd out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of forest land, percent rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Share of forest land, Percent (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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