People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Oman

Oman: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 5.25 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.25 million people
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
108th
of 232 countries
All-time high
5.25 million people
in 2024
All-time low
2.03 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Oman, 2000–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M2000201220242000: 2.0M people2001: 2.1M people2002: 2.1M people2003: 2.1M people2004: 2.2M people2005: 2.3M people2006: 2.3M people2007: 2.4M people2008: 2.5M people2009: 2.6M people2010: 2.7M people2011: 3.0M people2012: 3.5M people2013: 3.8M people2014: 4.0M people2015: 4.2M people2016: 4.4M people2017: 4.5M people2018: 4.6M people2019: 4.6M people2020: 4.5M people2021: 4.5M people2022: 4.7M people2023: 5.0M people2024: 5.2M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Oman recorded 5.25 million people for people using at least basic sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Oman peaked at 5.25 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.03 million people, in 2000.

That places Oman 108th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.26 million people 2.03 million people 2.56 million people 10
2010s 3.90 million people 2.65 million people 4.57 million people 10
2020s 4.78 million people 4.47 million people 5.25 million people 5

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  5. 110 Costa Rica 5.07 million people compare
  6. 111 Kuwait 4.93 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Oman?
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Oman was 5.25 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Oman?
The highest recorded value was 5.25 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 2.03 million people in 2000.
How does Oman rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
Oman ranks 108th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.