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.

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

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Rural population 20.5% (2025)
Rural population growth 3.8% (2025)
Rural population 1.13 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.8% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.08 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 7,724 hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 29,147 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 225,134 metric tons (2023)

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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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About this data

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: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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