People using at least: Q5 (highest) … drinking Q5 highest in Benin
Benin: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … drinking Q5 highest was 89.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
89.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
82nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
90.5%
in 2000
All-time low
89.9%
in 2016
Years of data
18
2000–2017
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 highest.
Analysis
Benin recorded 89.9% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Benin peaked at 90.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 89.9%, in 2016.
That places Benin 82nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … drinking Q5 highest in Benin, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.5% | — |
| 2001 | 90.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 90.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 90.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 90.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 90.4% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 90.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 89.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.1%, 94% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Benin's 89.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 92.1%, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.4% | 90.2% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 89.9% | 90.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 79 Liberia 91.0% compare
- 80 Sao Tome and Principe 90.9% compare
- 81 Lesotho 90.7% compare
- 83 Guinea-Bissau 89.4% compare
- 84 Burkina Faso 88.2% compare
- 85 Tanzania 88.1% compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0763 units per person (2025)
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 89.9% 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 90.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Benin ranks 82nd 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 down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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