Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Benin
Benin: Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban was 9.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Benin stood at 9.8.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Benin peaked at 9.9 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 2000.
Benin ranks 173rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2 | — |
| 2001 | 1.7 | +41.7% |
| 2002 | 2.3 | +35.3% |
| 2003 | 3.1 | +34.8% |
| 2004 | 3.8 | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 4.8 | +26.3% |
| 2006 | 5.7 | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 6.7 | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 7.6 | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 8.3 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 9 | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 9.3 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 9.6 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 9.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.7 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 9.8 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.7 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.6 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.8 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 9.7 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.9 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 9.9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.8 | -1.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 9.8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.2, 16% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 9.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.85, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +41.7% | 1.2 | 1.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.52 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.58 | 9 | 9.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.82 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More population data for Benin
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4203 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Benin?
- Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Benin was 9.8 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9 in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels?
- Benin ranks 173rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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