Oman - Access to basic sanitation services

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Oman was 99.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.30 in 2020, while its lowest value was 78.21 in 2000.

Definition: 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, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

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

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Year Value
2000 78.21
2001 78.21
2002 79.73
2003 81.25
2004 82.76
2005 84.28
2006 85.79
2007 87.31
2008 88.83
2009 90.34
2010 91.86
2011 93.37
2012 94.89
2013 96.41
2014 97.92
2015 99.30
2016 99.30
2017 99.30
2018 99.30
2019 99.30
2020 99.30

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Oman was 99.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.32 in 2020, while its lowest value was 93.50 in 2000.

Definition: 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, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

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

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Year Value
2000 93.50
2001 93.50
2002 93.96
2003 94.43
2004 94.89
2005 95.35
2006 95.81
2007 96.27
2008 96.73
2009 97.20
2010 97.66
2011 98.12
2012 98.58
2013 99.04
2014 99.32
2015 99.32
2016 99.32
2017 99.32
2018 99.32
2019 99.32
2020 99.32

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Oman was 99.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.32 in 2020, while its lowest value was 89.15 in 2001.

Definition: 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, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

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

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Year Value
2000 89.16
2001 89.15
2002 89.91
2003 90.67
2004 91.47
2005 92.29
2006 93.10
2007 93.90
2008 94.68
2009 95.46
2010 96.22
2011 96.99
2012 97.75
2013 98.49
2014 99.05
2015 99.32
2016 99.32
2017 99.32
2018 99.32
2019 99.32
2020 99.32

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention