Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Benin
Benin: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 6.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.7%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
80th
of 85 countries
All-time high
6.7%
in 2024
All-time low
5.7%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Benin stood at 6.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Benin peaked at 6.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 80th of 85 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | +0.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 6.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.7%, 28% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Benin's 6.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.1%, 55% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in Benin?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Benin was 6.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Benin ranks 80th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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