Share using safely managed drinking water in Oman
Oman: Share using safely managed drinking water was 91.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed drinking water 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 91.1% for share using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Oman peaked at 91.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.9%, in 2003.
That places Oman 69th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 84.5% | 83.9% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 86.1% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 90.6% | 91.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 67 French Guiana 92.2% compare
- 68 Kazakhstan 91.5% compare
- 70 Palau 90.8% compare
- 71 Andorra 90.6% compare
- 72 American Samoa 90.5% 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 share using safely managed drinking water in Oman?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Oman was 91.1% 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 using safely managed drinking water recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.9% in 2003.
- How does Oman rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Oman ranks 69th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.