Drinking water services in rural areas in Benin
Benin: Drinking water services in rural areas was 309,081 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas 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
In 2024, drinking water services in rural areas in Benin stood at 309,081 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Benin peaked at 657,518 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 309,081 people, in 2024.
That places Benin 50th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 630,674 people | 592,574 people | 657,518 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 512,601 people | 431,683 people | 580,835 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 360,201 people | 309,081 people | 409,313 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More environment data for Benin
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.77 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.23 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.77 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0384 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Benin?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Benin was 309,081 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 in rural areas recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 657,518 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 309,081 people in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Benin ranks 50th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.