Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Benin
Benin: Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities was 43.11 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Benin is 43.11, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Benin peaked at 43.11 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.62, in 2000.
That places Benin 220th 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 | 27.24 | 23.62 | 30.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.41 | 31.75 | 39.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.49 | 39.88 | 43.11 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 217 Togo 48.64 compare
- 218 Guinea-Bissau 47.37 compare
- 219 Mozambique 44.09 compare
- 221 Uganda 42.11 compare
- 222 Solomon Islands 40.58 compare
- 223 Madagascar 38.19 compare
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 improved sanitation facilities in Benin?
- Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Benin was 43.11 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 43.11 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.62 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Benin ranks 220th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 sanitation facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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