People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Benin
Benin: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 55.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Benin, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Benin recorded 55.9% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Benin peaked at 55.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 62nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Benin, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.8% | — |
| 2001 | 41.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 44.6% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 46.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 48.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 49.3% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 52.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 55.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.1% | 40.8% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 50.2% | 55.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Benin?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Benin was 55.9% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Benin ranks 62nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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