Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Oman
Oman: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 116.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Oman, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oman recorded 116.7% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Oman peaked at 116.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 2003.
That places Oman 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Oman, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.9% | — |
| 2001 | 95.9% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 112.9% | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 112.9% | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 112.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 112.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 112.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 112.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 112.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 116.6% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 116.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 116.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 116.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 116.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 116.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 116.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 116.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 116.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 116.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 116.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 116.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 116.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 116.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 106.4% | 84.7% | 112.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.7% | 116.6% | 116.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.7% | 116.7% | 116.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Oman?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Oman was 116.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 116.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 2003.
- How does Oman rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Oman ranks 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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