Level of water stress in Oman

Freshwater withdrawals in Oman were equal to 116.7% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1991 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Oman, 2022 116.7% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 116.7%
Position in 2022 14th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Oman over time

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% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Level of water stress (% of available freshwater resources), 1998 to 2022
Period Oman
2022 116.7%
2021 116.7%
2020 116.7%
2019 116.7%
2018 116.7%
2017 116.7%
2016 116.7%
2015 116.7%
2014 116.7%
2013 116.7%
2012 113.5%
2011 110.3%
2010 107.1%
2009 103.9%
2008 100.7%
2007 97.5%
2006 94.3%
2005 91.1%
2004 87.9%
2003 84.7%
2002 89.8%
2001 90.8%
2000 92.9%
1999 90.9%
1998 89.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 113.5%, the figure has changed by +3.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Oman has the 14th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
ER.H2O.FWST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1991 to 2022 for Oman
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT