People using at least basic drinking water services in Benin
Benin: People using at least basic drinking water services was 69.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services in Benin is 69.6%, measured 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 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Benin peaked at 69.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 191st of 214 countries on this measure, 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 | 62.8% | 61.1% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 64.8% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 68.3% | 69.6% | 5 |
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More health data for Benin
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 123,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 120,115 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,844 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 130,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 127,171 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Benin?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Benin was 69.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Benin ranks 191st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.