Drinking water services in Benin
Benin: Drinking water services was 370,932 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water services in Benin is 370,932 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Benin peaked at 795,729 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 370,932 people, in 2024.
Benin ranks 47th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Benin, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 795,729 people | — |
| 2001 | 793,271 people | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 789,421 people | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 783,998 people | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 777,772 people | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 771,841 people | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 764,140 people | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 754,142 people | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 743,567 people | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 731,740 people | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 718,645 people | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 704,297 people | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 688,622 people | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 671,528 people | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 653,085 people | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 633,203 people | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 611,655 people | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 588,319 people | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 563,034 people | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 535,740 people | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 506,476 people | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 475,281 people | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 442,274 people | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 407,541 people | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 370,932 people | -9.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 370,932 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 261,824 people, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 370,932 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 511,332 people, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 770,562 people | 731,740 people | 795,729 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 636,813 people | 535,740 people | 718,645 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 440,501 people | 370,932 people | 506,476 people | 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 services in Benin?
- Drinking water services in Benin was 370,932 people 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 services recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 795,729 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 370,932 people in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for drinking water services?
- Benin ranks 47th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.