Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Benin
Benin: Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to was 0.3087 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Benin stood at 0.3087. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Benin peaked at 0.3087 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0602, in 2000.
That places Benin 150th out of 166 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.
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0602 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0664 | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.073 | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0799 | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0872 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0947 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1026 | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1108 | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1194 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1283 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1375 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1471 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1571 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1674 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1781 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1893 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2008 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2127 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2251 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2379 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2512 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2648 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.279 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2936 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3087 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0923 | 0.0602 | 0.1283 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1853 | 0.1375 | 0.2379 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2795 | 0.2512 | 0.3087 | 5 |
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More population data for Benin
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6566 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Benin?
- Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Benin was 0.3087 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3087 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0602 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to?
- Benin ranks 150th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. 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 sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks and with sewage treated to at least secondary levels (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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