Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Oman
Oman: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of population 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 %.
Analysis
Oman recorded 0.2% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 87.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Oman peaked at 5.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.
Oman ranks 152nd of 231 countries on this measure, 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 | 4.5% | 3.4% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Oman?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Oman was 0.2% 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- How does Oman rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Oman ranks 152nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.4%. 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion 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.