People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Benin
Benin: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 1.96 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Benin is 1.96 million people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Benin peaked at 1.97 million people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.70 million people, in 2000.
Benin ranks 33rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 1.79 million people | 1.70 million people | 1.87 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 million people | 1.88 million people | 1.97 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 million people | 1.96 million people | 1.97 million people | 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Benin?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Benin was 1.96 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 million people in 2020.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.70 million people in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Benin ranks 33rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.