Climate | We have dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south |
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Revenue from forest resources | |
Revenue from coal | |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 3.308 million tons (2024 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 1.4 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 130 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Industrial | 238 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Agricultural | 1.547 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 4.7% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 0.3% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.1% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 4.4% (2022 est.) |
Forest | 0% (2022 est.) |
Other | 95.3% (2022 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 88.4% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 2.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.650 million MUSCAT (capital) (2023). |
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