Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Benin
Benin: Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities was 22.25 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Benin stood at 22.25. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Benin peaked at 22.25 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.53, in 2000.
Benin ranks 223rd of 232 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 | 10.61 | 8.53 | 12.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.06 | 13.42 | 18.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.86 | 19.5 | 22.25 | 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)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.48 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 16,232 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.48 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.48 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.51 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 4.56 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Benin?
- Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Benin was 22.25 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 22.25 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.53 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities?
- Benin ranks 223rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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