Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Oman

Safely managed drinking water in Oman in 2024 — 91.1%. Ranked 58 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 7.2 pp.

2024 91.1% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 58of 148
Period maximum 91.1%2024
Period minimum 83.9%2003

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Oman, 2000–20248284868890922000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 83.9%2001: 83.9%2002: 83.9%2003: 83.9%2004: 84%2005: 84.3%2006: 84.7%2007: 85.1%2008: 85.4%2009: 85.8%2010: 86.1%2011: 86.6%2012: 87.1%2013: 87.6%2014: 88.1%2015: 88.6%2016: 89%2017: 89.5%2018: 89.9%2019: 90.3%2020: 90.6%2021: 90.7%2022: 90.9%2023: 91%2024: 91.1%
Change over the period: +7.2 pp Annual average: 0.3 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Oman 91.1%
World 73.7%
Western Asia computed 75%
High-income countries computed 95.4%
Safely managed drinking water — Oman, by year Oman All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 91.1 +0.1 pp
2023 91 +0.1 pp
2022 90.9 +0.1 pp
2021 90.7 +0.2 pp
2020 90.6 +0.3 pp
2019 90.3 +0.4 pp
2018 89.9 +0.4 pp
2017 89.5 +0.4 pp
2016 89 +0.5 pp
2015 88.6 +0.5 pp
2014 88.1 +0.5 pp
2013 87.6 +0.5 pp
2012 87.1 +0.5 pp
2011 86.6 +0.5 pp
2010 86.1 +0.4 pp
2009 85.8 +0.4 pp
2008 85.4 +0.4 pp
2007 85.1 +0.4 pp
2006 84.7 +0.4 pp
2005 84.3 +0.4 pp
2004 84 +0.1 pp
2003 83.9 −0 pp
2002 83.9 −0 pp
2001 83.9 −0 pp
2000 83.9

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.