Drinking water usage in urban areas in Benin
Benin: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 61,850 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water usage in urban 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
The most recent figure for drinking water usage in urban areas in Benin is 61,850 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Benin peaked at 141,152 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 61,850 people, in 2024.
That places Benin 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 139,888 people | 138,211 people | 141,152 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 124,212 people | 104,056 people | 137,810 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,299 people | 61,850 people | 97,163 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 23 Madagascar 79,365 people compare
- 24 Tajikistan 78,996 people compare
- 25 South Sudan 71,509 people compare
- 27 Papua New Guinea 57,751 people compare
- 28 Rwanda 57,272 people compare
- 29 Argentina 50,159 people compare
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 usage in urban areas in Benin?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Benin was 61,850 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 usage in urban areas recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 141,152 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,850 people in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Benin ranks 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. 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 usage in urban areas. 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.