Share of the population using improved water sources in Oman
Oman: Share of the population using improved water sources was 99.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved water sources in Oman is 99.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources in Oman peaked at 99.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95.0%, in 2003.
That places Oman 80th out of 231 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.
Share of the population using improved water sources in Oman, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.0% | — |
| 2001 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 99.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Oman's 99.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.7%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.5% | 95.0% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 96.9% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More environment data for Oman
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -62.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -44.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources in Oman?
- Share of the population using improved water sources in Oman was 99.8% 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 the population using improved water sources recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.0% in 2003.
- How does Oman rank for share of the population using improved water sources?
- Oman ranks 80th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 the population using improved water sources. 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, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.