Drinking water service usage in Benin
Benin: Drinking water service usage was 17.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage 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 17.7% for drinking water service usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Benin peaked at 17.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 155th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water service usage in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.2% | — |
| 2001 | 14.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | +0.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 17.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.9%, 41% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Benin's 17.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.4%, 65% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.2% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 15.6% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.1% | 17.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Benin?
- Drinking water service usage in Benin was 17.7% 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 drinking water service usage recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for drinking water service usage?
- Benin ranks 155th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.