People using safely managed drinking water services in Oman
Oman: People using safely managed drinking water services was 91.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Oman, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Oman recorded 91.1% for people using safely managed drinking water services 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, people using safely managed drinking water services in Oman peaked at 91.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.9%, in 2003.
That places Oman 58th out of 151 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.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.9% | — |
| 2001 | 83.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 83.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 83.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 87.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Oman?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Oman was 91.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.9% in 2003.
- How does Oman rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Oman ranks 58th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.