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Water resources per capita — Oman

Water resources per capita in Oman in 2022 — 296 m³/person. Ranked 161 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 88.6%.

2022 296 m³/person −4.86% vs 2021
World rank 161of 181
Period maximum 2,593 m³/person1961
Period minimum 296 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Oman, 1961–202201,0002,0003,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 2,593 m³/person1963: 2,496 m³/person1965: 2,392 m³/person1967: 2,283 m³/person1969: 2,170 m³/person1971: 2,055 m³/person1973: 1,941 m³/person1975: 1,797 m³/person1977: 1,637 m³/person1979: 1,475 m³/person1981: 1,324 m³/person1983: 1,185 m³/person1985: 1,056 m³/person1987: 933 m³/person1989: 835 m³/person1991: 756 m³/person1993: 692 m³/person1995: 660 m³/person1997: 639 m³/person1999: 621 m³/person2001: 606 m³/person2003: 592 m³/person2005: 569 m³/person2007: 545 m³/person2009: 521 m³/person2011: 455 m³/person2013: 365 m³/person2015: 335 m³/person2017: 309 m³/person2019: 305 m³/person2021: 311 m³/person2022: 296 m³/person
Change over the period: −2,297 (−88.59%) Average annual rate: -3.5 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Oman

Oman 296 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Middle East & North Africa 431 m³/person
Western Asia computed 1,264 m³/person
High-income countries computed 10,978 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Oman, by year Oman All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 296 −15 −4.86%
2021 311 +2 +0.49%
2020 310 +5 +1.52%
2019 305 +0 +0.14%
2018 304 −4 −1.32%
2017 309 −10 −3.23%
2016 319 −16 −4.69%
2015 335 −15 −4.36%
2014 350 −15 −4.21%
2013 365 −30 −7.48%
2012 395 −60 −13.26%
2011 455 −53 −10.38%
2010 508 −14 −2.64%
2009 521 −12 −2.17%
2008 533 −12 −2.15%
2007 545 −12 −2.15%
2006 557 −12 −2.19%
2005 569 −13 −2.24%
2004 582 −10 −1.71%
2003 592 −7 −1.13%
2002 599 −7 −1.15%
2001 606 −7 −1.22%
2000 613 −8 −1.28%
1999 621 −9 −1.35%
1998 630 −9 −1.43%
1997 639 −10 −1.54%
1996 649 −11 −1.69%
1995 660 −12 −1.82%
1994 672 −20 −2.89%
1993 692 −30 −4.13%
1992 722 −34 −4.48%
1991 756 −38 −4.73%
1990 794 −42 −4.97%
1989 835 −46 −5.23%
1988 881 −51 −5.51%
1987 933 −58 −5.83%
1986 991 −66 −6.22%
1985 1,056 −66 −5.87%
1984 1,122 −63 −5.31%
1983 1,185 −68 −5.4%
1982 1,253 −72 −5.4%
1981 1,324 −74 −5.3%
1980 1,398 −77 −5.21%
1979 1,475 −80 −5.14%
1978 1,555 −82 −5%
1977 1,637 −82 −4.75%
1976 1,718 −79 −4.4%
1975 1,797 −77 −4.09%
1974 1,874 −67 −3.46%
1973 1,941 −57 −2.85%
1972 1,998 −57 −2.78%
1971 2,055 −57 −2.71%
1970 2,113 −57 −2.63%
1969 2,170 −57 −2.55%
1968 2,226 −56 −2.46%
1967 2,283 −55 −2.37%
1966 2,338 −54 −2.27%
1965 2,392 −53 −2.16%
1964 2,445 −51 −2.05%
1963 2,496 −49 −1.94%
1962 2,546 −48 −1.83%
1961 2,593 — —

Western Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GE Georgia 15,658 TR Türkiye 2,671 AM Armenia 2,310 LB Lebanon 836 AZ Azerbaijan 800 IQ Iraq 799 CY Cyprus 586 SY Syria 318 OM Oman 296 SA Saudi Arabia 75 JO Jordan 61 YE Yemen 55 QA Qatar 21 AE United Arab Emirates 15 BH Bahrain 3 KW Kuwait 0
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About the indicator

Internal renewable water resources divided by the population. This is the conventional measure of water scarcity: below 1,700 cubic meters per person a year indicates water stress, below 1,000 scarcity, and below 500 absolute scarcity. The value falls even where the water itself does not diminish — simply from population growth — and the series shows which countries are entering scarcity demographically.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its water resources divided by all of its population. The thresholds of 1,700, 1,000 and 500 m³ are widely used benchmarks, not an official classification.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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