Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Benin
Benin: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 77.02 in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Benin, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Benin is 77.02, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Benin peaked at 77.02 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.74, in 2000.
That places Benin 219th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 70.41 | 68.74 | 72.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.96 | 72.42 | 75.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4 | 75.78 | 77.02 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 216 Solomon Islands 77.76 compare
- 217 South Sudan 77.64 compare
- 218 Tanzania 77.44 compare
- 220 Guinea-Bissau 76.7 compare
- 221 Sierra Leone 75.57 compare
- 222 Mozambique 75.27 compare
More population data for Benin
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.41 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.95 million (2100)
- Population density 351.08 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.41 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1997 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.48 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 25,264 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.48 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 16,232 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Benin?
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Benin was 77.02 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 77.02 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.74 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
- Benin ranks 219th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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