People not using improved drinking water sources in Oman
Oman: People not using improved drinking water sources was 12,302 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved drinking water sources in Oman, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved drinking water sources in Oman stood at 12,302 people.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Oman peaked at 120,362 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12,267 people, in 2022.
That places Oman 119th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 110,774 people | 92,483 people | 120,362 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,644 people | 20,836 people | 88,307 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,491 people | 12,267 people | 13,140 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Oman
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 132.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 25.04 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0621 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 25.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0078 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 31.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.033 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0441 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Oman?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Oman was 12,302 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 120,362 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,267 people in 2022.
- How does Oman rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Oman ranks 119th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.