Urban area over the long-term in Oman

Oman: Urban area over the long-term was 1,399 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1,399 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
84th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1,399 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0.0009 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Urban area over the long-term in Oman, 1000–2025

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Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.

Analysis

In 2025, urban area over the long-term in Oman stood at 1,399 km² per grid cell. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Oman peaked at 1,399 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 km² per grid cell, in 1000.

Oman ranks 84th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.0009 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell 1
1100s 0.0028 km² per grid cell 0.0028 km² per grid cell 0.0028 km² per grid cell 1
1200s 0.0085 km² per grid cell 0.0085 km² per grid cell 0.0085 km² per grid cell 1
1300s 0.0254 km² per grid cell 0.0254 km² per grid cell 0.0254 km² per grid cell 1
1400s 0.0762 km² per grid cell 0.0762 km² per grid cell 0.0762 km² per grid cell 1
1500s 0.2286 km² per grid cell 0.2286 km² per grid cell 0.2286 km² per grid cell 1
1600s 0.806 km² per grid cell 0.806 km² per grid cell 0.806 km² per grid cell 1
1700s 2.78 km² per grid cell 2.78 km² per grid cell 2.78 km² per grid cell 1
1710s 3.18 km² per grid cell 3.18 km² per grid cell 3.18 km² per grid cell 1
1720s 3.53 km² per grid cell 3.53 km² per grid cell 3.53 km² per grid cell 1
1730s 3.92 km² per grid cell 3.92 km² per grid cell 3.92 km² per grid cell 1
1740s 4.36 km² per grid cell 4.36 km² per grid cell 4.36 km² per grid cell 1
1750s 4.84 km² per grid cell 4.84 km² per grid cell 4.84 km² per grid cell 1
1760s 5.37 km² per grid cell 5.37 km² per grid cell 5.37 km² per grid cell 1
1770s 5.96 km² per grid cell 5.96 km² per grid cell 5.96 km² per grid cell 1
1780s 6.62 km² per grid cell 6.62 km² per grid cell 6.62 km² per grid cell 1
1790s 7.34 km² per grid cell 7.34 km² per grid cell 7.34 km² per grid cell 1
1800s 8.15 km² per grid cell 8.15 km² per grid cell 8.15 km² per grid cell 1
1810s 9.04 km² per grid cell 9.04 km² per grid cell 9.04 km² per grid cell 1
1820s 10.03 km² per grid cell 10.03 km² per grid cell 10.03 km² per grid cell 1
1830s 11.29 km² per grid cell 11.29 km² per grid cell 11.29 km² per grid cell 1
1840s 12.73 km² per grid cell 12.73 km² per grid cell 12.73 km² per grid cell 1
1850s 14.35 km² per grid cell 14.35 km² per grid cell 14.35 km² per grid cell 1
1860s 16.18 km² per grid cell 16.18 km² per grid cell 16.18 km² per grid cell 1
1870s 18.24 km² per grid cell 18.24 km² per grid cell 18.24 km² per grid cell 1
1880s 20.53 km² per grid cell 20.53 km² per grid cell 20.53 km² per grid cell 1
1890s 23.67 km² per grid cell 23.67 km² per grid cell 23.67 km² per grid cell 1
1900s 27.29 km² per grid cell 27.29 km² per grid cell 27.29 km² per grid cell 1
1910s 31.46 km² per grid cell 31.46 km² per grid cell 31.46 km² per grid cell 1
1920s 34.68 km² per grid cell 34.68 km² per grid cell 34.68 km² per grid cell 1
1930s 38.37 km² per grid cell 38.37 km² per grid cell 38.37 km² per grid cell 1
1940s 42.45 km² per grid cell 42.45 km² per grid cell 42.45 km² per grid cell 1
1950s 70.85 km² per grid cell 46.93 km² per grid cell 100.34 km² per grid cell 10
1960s 154.99 km² per grid cell 108.74 km² per grid cell 204.14 km² per grid cell 10
1970s 262.4 km² per grid cell 215.24 km² per grid cell 308.92 km² per grid cell 10
1980s 372.66 km² per grid cell 319.51 km² per grid cell 431.3 km² per grid cell 10
1990s 542.92 km² per grid cell 449.39 km² per grid cell 619.08 km² per grid cell 10
2000s 719.96 km² per grid cell 634.34 km² per grid cell 837.52 km² per grid cell 10
2010s 1,018 km² per grid cell 870.5 km² per grid cell 1,171 km² per grid cell 10
2020s 1,302 km² per grid cell 1,205 km² per grid cell 1,399 km² per grid cell 6

Countries ranked near Oman

  1. 81 Burkina Faso 1,502 km² per grid cell compare
  2. 82 Bolivia 1,418 km² per grid cell compare
  3. 83 Zambia 1,407 km² per grid cell compare
  4. 85 Libya 1,243 km² per grid cell compare
  5. 86 Benin 1,225 km² per grid cell compare
  6. 87 Tunisia 1,211 km² per grid cell compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban area over the long-term in Oman?
Urban area over the long-term in Oman was 1,399 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Oman?
The highest recorded value was 1,399 km² per grid cell in 2025.
What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 km² per grid cell in 1000.
How does Oman rank for urban area over the long-term?
Oman ranks 84th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Oman data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.