Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Benin

Benin: Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation was 21.82 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
21.82
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
111th
of 124 countries
All-time high
21.82
in 2024
All-time low
12.99
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Benin, 2000–2024

051015202000201220242000: 132001: 13.32002: 13.72003: 14.12004: 14.42005: 14.82006: 15.22007: 15.52008: 15.92009: 16.32010: 16.72011: 172012: 17.42013: 17.72014: 18.12015: 18.42016: 18.82017: 19.22018: 19.52019: 19.92020: 20.32021: 20.72022: 212023: 21.42024: 21.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Benin recorded 21.82 for urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Benin peaked at 21.82 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.99, in 2000.

Benin ranks 111th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Benin, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 12.99 —
2001 13.34 +2.7%
2002 13.7 +2.7%
2003 14.06 +2.6%
2004 14.43 +2.6%
2005 14.8 +2.6%
2006 15.17 +2.5%
2007 15.55 +2.5%
2008 15.93 +2.5%
2009 16.32 +2.4%
2010 16.66 +2.1%
2011 17.01 +2.1%
2012 17.36 +2.1%
2013 17.72 +2.0%
2014 18.08 +2.0%
2015 18.44 +2.0%
2016 18.8 +2.0%
2017 19.17 +2.0%
2018 19.54 +1.9%
2019 19.91 +1.9%
2020 20.29 +1.9%
2021 20.66 +1.9%
2022 21.05 +1.9%
2023 21.43 +1.8%
2024 21.82 +1.8%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 21.82 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.77, 54% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 21.82 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.13, 75% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.63 12.99 16.32 10
2010s 18.27 16.66 19.91 10
2020s 21.05 20.29 21.82 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 108 Sierra Leone 24.32 compare
  2. 109 Central African Republic 23.43 compare
  3. 110 Tonga 22.21 compare
  4. 112 Suriname 20.69 compare
  5. 113 Serbia 19.95 compare
  6. 114 Ethiopia 18.94 compare

See the full ranking of 124 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Benin?
Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Benin was 21.82 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 21.82 in 2024.
What is the lowest urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 12.99 in 2000.
How does Benin rank for urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation?
Benin ranks 111th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
Is urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
124 places, 3,067 data points, 2000–2024
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