Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Oman
Oman: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 92.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population 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 %.
Analysis
Oman recorded 92.7% for share of population 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Oman peaked at 92.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.6%, in 2003.
Oman ranks 160th 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 | 86.2% | 85.6% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 87.8% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 92.2% | 92.7% | 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Oman?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Oman was 92.7% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.6% in 2003.
- How does Oman rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Oman ranks 160th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.