Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Benin
Benin: Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services was 22.25 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Benin is 22.25, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Benin peaked at 22.25 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.53, in 2000.
Benin ranks 222nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.61 | 8.53 | 12.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.06 | 13.42 | 18.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.86 | 19.5 | 22.25 | 5 |
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More population data for Benin
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 25,264 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.48 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1997 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.41 (2100)
- Population density 351.08 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.95 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.41 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 16,232 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Benin?
- Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Benin was 22.25 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 22.25 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.53 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Benin ranks 222nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. 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 Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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