Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Benin
Benin: Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to was 1.18 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Benin is 1.18, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Benin peaked at 1.18 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3434, in 2000.
Benin ranks 199th of 222 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 | 0.4707 | 0.3434 | 0.6069 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7988 | 0.6397 | 0.9669 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 | 1.01 | 1.18 | 5 |
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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 sanitation facilities connected to in Benin?
- Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Benin was 1.18 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 1.18 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3434 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to?
- Benin ranks 199th out of 222 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 51.2%. 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 (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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