1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Benin

Benin: 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services was 19.49 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
19.49
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
190th
of 200 countries
All-time high
19.49
in 2022
All-time low
8.61
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Benin, 2000–2022

051015202000201120222000: 8.62001: 92002: 9.42003: 9.92004: 10.32005: 10.82006: 11.32007: 11.82008: 12.32009: 12.82010: 13.42011: 13.92012: 14.52013: 152014: 15.62015: 16.22016: 16.82017: 17.42018: 182019: 18.62020: 19.32021: 19.42022: 19.5

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Benin is 19.49, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Benin peaked at 19.49 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.61, in 2000.

Benin ranks 190th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Benin, year by year

Annual values for 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%) in Benin, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 8.61
2001 9 +4.6%
2002 9.43 +4.7%
2003 9.88 +4.8%
2004 10.34 +4.7%
2005 10.81 +4.6%
2006 11.3 +4.5%
2007 11.8 +4.4%
2008 12.31 +4.3%
2009 12.83 +4.2%
2010 13.36 +4.1%
2011 13.9 +4.1%
2012 14.45 +4.0%
2013 15.01 +3.9%
2014 15.59 +3.8%
2015 16.18 +3.8%
2016 16.77 +3.7%
2017 17.38 +3.6%
2018 18 +3.6%
2019 18.63 +3.5%
2020 19.27 +3.4%
2021 19.38 +0.6%
2022 19.49 +0.6%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 19.49 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.38, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 19.49 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.71, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.63 8.61 12.83 10
2010s 15.93 13.36 18.63 10
2020s 19.38 19.27 19.49 3

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 187 Liberia 22.52 compare
  2. 188 Uganda 21.01 compare
  3. 189 Congo 20.55 compare
  4. 191 Papua New Guinea 19.3 compare
  5. 192 Togo 19.2 compare
  6. 193 Niger 16.41 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Benin?
1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Benin was 19.49 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 19.49 in 2022.
What is the lowest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 8.61 in 2000.
How does Benin rank for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services?
Benin ranks 190th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
Is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
200 places, 4,476 data points, 2000–2022
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