1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Benin

Benin: 1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water was 67.36 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
67.36
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
176th
of 200 countries
All-time high
67.36
in 2022
All-time low
61.74
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Benin, 2000–2022

02040602000201120222000: 61.72001: 622002: 62.32003: 62.62004: 62.92005: 63.22006: 63.42007: 63.72008: 642009: 64.32010: 64.52011: 64.82012: 652013: 65.32014: 65.52015: 65.82016: 662017: 66.22018: 66.52019: 66.72020: 66.92021: 67.12022: 67.4

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Benin recorded 67.36 for 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Benin peaked at 67.36 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 61.74, in 2000.

That places Benin 176th out of 200 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Benin, year by year

Annual values for 1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water services (%) in Benin, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 61.74
2001 62 +0.4%
2002 62.28 +0.4%
2003 62.57 +0.5%
2004 62.87 +0.5%
2005 63.15 +0.5%
2006 63.44 +0.4%
2007 63.71 +0.4%
2008 63.99 +0.4%
2009 64.26 +0.4%
2010 64.52 +0.4%
2011 64.78 +0.4%
2012 65.03 +0.4%
2013 65.28 +0.4%
2014 65.52 +0.4%
2015 65.76 +0.4%
2016 66 +0.4%
2017 66.23 +0.3%
2018 66.45 +0.3%
2019 66.67 +0.3%
2020 66.89 +0.3%
2021 67.13 +0.4%
2022 67.36 +0.3%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 67.36 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 81.71, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 67.36 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.92, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63 61.74 64.26 10
2010s 65.62 64.52 66.67 10
2020s 67.12 66.89 67.36 3

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 173 Zambia 68.25 compare
  2. 174 Solomon Islands 67.45 compare
  3. 175 Haiti 67.42 compare
  4. 177 Sierra Leone 65.34 compare
  5. 178 Rwanda 65.1 compare
  6. 179 Sudan 64.92 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Benin?
1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Benin was 67.36 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 67.36 in 2022.
What is the lowest 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 61.74 in 2000.
How does Benin rank for 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water?
Benin ranks 176th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
Is 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water services (%)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
200 places, 4,456 data points, 2000–2022
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