Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by in Benin
Benin: Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by was 16.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Benin recorded 16.4% for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by in Benin peaked at 16.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2000.
That places Benin 130th out of 140 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.
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2% | — |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.2% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.1% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.4% | 16.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 127 Sierra Leone 16.8% compare
- 128 Papua New Guinea 16.7% compare
- 129 Somalia 16.4% compare
- 131 Central African Republic 13.5% compare
- 132 Togo 13.0% compare
- 133 Madagascar 12.8% compare
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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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0007 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -7.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by in Benin?
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by in Benin was 16.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by?
- Benin ranks 130th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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 sanitation services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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