Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Benin
Benin: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 92 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Benin stood at 92. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Benin peaked at 99 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 92, in 2023.
That places Benin 19th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.8 | 96 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1 | 94 | 96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93 | 92 | 94 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 17 Ethiopia 93 compare
- 17 Sao Tome and Principe 93 compare
- 19 Mozambique 92 compare
- 21 Rwanda 91 compare
- 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 90 compare
- 22 Zambia 90 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 share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Benin?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Benin was 92 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 92 in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Benin ranks 19th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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