People using at least basic sanitation services in Oman
Oman: People using at least basic sanitation services was 99.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation 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 99.3% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Oman peaked at 99.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.2%, in 2001.
That places Oman 42nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.0% | 89.2% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 96.2% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 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 sanitation services in Oman?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Oman was 99.3% 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 sanitation services recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.2% in 2001.
- How does Oman rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Oman ranks 42nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 sanitation 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 sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.