People using at least basic drinking water services in Oman
Oman: People using at least basic drinking water services was 92.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic 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 92.7% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Oman peaked at 92.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.6%, in 2003.
Oman ranks 143rd of 214 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 health data for Oman
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 36,638 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 34,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 33,459 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 36,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 35,415 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 37,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 38,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 41,345 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 43,120 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Oman?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Oman was 92.7% 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 at least basic drinking water services recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.6% in 2003.
- How does Oman rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Oman ranks 143rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic 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 at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.