Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Oman

Protected areas in Oman in 2025 — 20.8%. Ranked 58 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 16.8 pp.

2025 20.8% +2.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 58of 213
Period maximum 20.8%2025
Period minimum 1%2014

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Oman, 2013–2025010203020132015201720192021202320252013: 4%2014: 1%2015: 1%2016: 1%2017: 1%2018: 1%2019: 1%2020: 1%2021: 1.5%2022: 1.5%2023: 1.7%2024: 18.3%2025: 20.8%
Change over the period: +16.8 pp Annual average: 1.4 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Oman

Oman 20.8%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Oman, by year Oman All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20.8 +2.5 pp
2024 18.3 +16.6 pp
2023 1.7 +0.2 pp
2022 1.5 +0 pp
2021 1.5 +0.5 pp
2020 1 +0 pp
2019 1 +0 pp
2018 1 +0 pp
2017 1 +0 pp
2016 1 +0 pp
2015 1 +0 pp
2014 1 −3 pp
2013 4

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.