Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Benin
Benin: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 17.7% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Benin, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 17.7% for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Benin peaked at 17.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2000.
That places Benin 152nd out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 14.8% | 14.2% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 15.6% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.1% | 17.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Benin?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Benin was 17.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Benin ranks 152nd out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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