Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Benin
Benin: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 63.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic drinking-water services in Benin is 63.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Benin peaked at 63.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.6%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 146th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.7% | 51.6% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 56.3% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 61.1% | 63.1% | 5 |
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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 population using at least basic drinking-water services in Benin?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Benin was 63.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.6% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Benin ranks 146th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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