Population using safely managed sanitation services in Benin
Benin: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 10.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed sanitation services in Benin stood at 10.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Benin peaked at 10.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 93rd of 99 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 | 3.3% | 2.0% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 10.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 90 Togo 11.4% compare
- 91 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.2% compare
- 92 Sierra Leone 10.8% compare
- 94 Madagascar 10.0% compare
- 95 Niger 6.0% compare
- 96 Central African Republic 5.7% 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 population using safely managed sanitation services in Benin?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Benin was 10.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Benin ranks 93rd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.3%. 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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