People using improved drinking water sources in Benin
Benin: People using improved drinking water sources was 2.95 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources 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, people using improved drinking water sources in Benin stood at 2.95 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Benin peaked at 2.95 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.46 million people, in 2000.
That places Benin 23rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Benin, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.46 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.51 million people | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.55 million people | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.60 million people | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.65 million people | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.71 million people | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.76 million people | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.81 million people | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.87 million people | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.93 million people | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.98 million people | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.04 million people | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.11 million people | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.17 million people | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.24 million people | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 2.30 million people | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.37 million people | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.44 million people | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.52 million people | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.59 million people | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.66 million people | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 2.73 million people | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.80 million people | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 2.88 million people | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 2.95 million people | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.68 million people | 1.46 million people | 1.93 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 million people | 1.98 million people | 2.59 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.80 million people | 2.66 million people | 2.95 million people | 5 |
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- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -21.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0008 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 18.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Benin?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Benin was 2.95 million 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 million people in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Benin ranks 23rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.