Number of undernourished people (millions) in Oman
Oman: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 0.4 num m in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of undernourished people in Oman, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of undernourished people in Oman is 0.4 num m, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Oman peaked at 0.4 num m in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1 num m, in 2007.
Oman ranks 90th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in Oman, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4 num m | — |
| 2002 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3 num m | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2 num m | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 num m | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2 num m | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 num m | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4 num m | +33.3% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 0.4 num m is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2 num m, 2.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Oman's 0.4 num m is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.4 num m, 29% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2333 num m | 0.1 num m | 0.4 num m | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.26 num m | 0.1 num m | 0.3 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.32 num m | 0.3 num m | 0.4 num m | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 90 Guinea-Bissau 0.4 num m compare
- 92 Azerbaijan 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Belarus 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Dominican Republic 0.3 num m compare
- 92 El Salvador 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Kyrgyzstan 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Paraguay 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Tunisia 0.3 num m compare
- 92 Turkmenistan 0.3 num m compare
More development goals data for Oman
- Red List Index 0.8947 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.44 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,549 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 720 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Oman?
- Number of undernourished people in Oman was 0.4 num m in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 num m in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 num m in 2007.
- How does Oman rank for number of undernourished people?
- Oman ranks 90th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of undernourished people (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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