Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Benin
Benin: Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 12.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 12.9% for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Benin peaked at 12.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 116th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | +3.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 12.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 28% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 12.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.2%, 58% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.2% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.3% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 12.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More population data for Benin
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6566 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4203 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4203 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.95 million people (2100)
- Population density 351.08 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Benin?
- Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Benin was 12.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Benin ranks 116th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.