Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Benin
Benin: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 77.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 77.02 for share of the population using improved water sources wash in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Benin peaked at 77.02 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.74, in 2000.
That places Benin 219th out of 231 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 | 70.41 | 68.74 | 72.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.96 | 72.42 | 75.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4 | 75.78 | 77.02 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 216 Solomon Islands 77.76 compare
- 217 South Sudan 77.64 compare
- 218 Tanzania 77.44 compare
- 220 Guinea-Bissau 76.7 compare
- 221 Sierra Leone 75.57 compare
- 222 Mozambique 75.27 compare
More environment data for Benin
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 43 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 28 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1,083 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 239 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2,026 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 3,260 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Benin?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Benin was 77.02 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 77.02 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.74 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Benin ranks 219th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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