Prevalence of undernourishment in Oman
An estimated 7.1% of people in Oman were undernourished in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2017.
Oman, 2024
7.1%
Change from 2023
+0.6percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
65th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Oman over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Oman | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.1% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 6.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 7.4%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Oman has the 65th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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Cereal yield
27,672 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.07e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
3.21e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
99.3e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
2.8%
2025 · World Bank
Agricultural land
4.8%
2024 · World Bank