People using at least a basic drinking water source in Oman
Oman: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 4.89 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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
Oman recorded 4.89 million people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Oman peaked at 4.89 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.95 million people, in 2000.
Oman ranks 121st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.12 million people | 1.95 million people | 2.35 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.56 million people | 2.42 million people | 4.22 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.45 million people | 4.15 million people | 4.89 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 118 Costa Rica 5.12 million people compare
- 120 Kuwait 4.93 million people compare
- 122 South Sudan 4.75 million people compare
- 123 Liberia 4.42 million people compare
- 124 Congo 4.33 million people compare
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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Oman?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Oman was 4.89 million 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 million people in 2000.
- How does Oman rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Oman ranks 121st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.