Oman - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Oman was 76.25 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 76.25 in 2020, while its lowest value was 70.22 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 70.22
2001 70.22
2002 70.22
2003 70.22
2004 70.22
2005 70.60
2006 70.98
2007 71.35
2008 71.73
2009 72.11
2010 72.48
2011 72.86
2012 73.24
2013 73.61
2014 73.99
2015 74.37
2016 74.74
2017 75.12
2018 75.50
2019 75.87
2020 76.25

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Oman was 94.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 94.70 in 2020, while its lowest value was 91.76 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 91.76
2001 91.76
2002 91.76
2003 91.76
2004 91.76
2005 91.95
2006 92.15
2007 92.34
2008 92.53
2009 92.72
2010 92.92
2011 93.11
2012 93.30
2013 93.49
2014 93.68
2015 93.88
2016 94.07
2017 94.26
2018 94.45
2019 94.62
2020 94.70

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Oman was 92.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 92.17 in 2020, while its lowest value was 85.63 in 2003.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 85.64
2001 85.63
2002 85.63
2003 85.63
2004 85.69
2005 86.06
2006 86.42
2007 86.78
2008 87.14
2009 87.49
2010 87.84
2011 88.29
2012 88.80
2013 89.29
2014 89.77
2015 90.24
2016 90.69
2017 91.11
2018 91.52
2019 91.89
2020 92.17

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention