Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Benin
Benin: Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking was 28.44 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Benin stood at 28.44. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Benin peaked at 28.44 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.94, in 2000.
That places Benin 97th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.94 | — |
| 2001 | 27.96 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 27.98 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 28 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 28.03 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 28.05 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 28.07 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 28.09 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 28.11 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 28.13 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 28.15 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 28.17 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 28.19 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 28.21 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 28.23 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 28.25 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 28.28 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 28.3 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 28.32 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 28.34 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 28.36 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 28.38 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 28.4 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 28.42 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 28.44 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.04 | 27.94 | 28.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.24 | 28.15 | 28.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4 | 28.36 | 28.44 | 5 |
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More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 151 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -29.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 102 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -45.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -6.9 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Benin?
- Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Benin was 28.44 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 28.44 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.94 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking?
- Benin ranks 97th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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