People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Benin
Benin: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 60.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Benin, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Benin is 60.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Benin peaked at 60.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2000.
That places Benin 59th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, rural (% of) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.7% | — |
| 2001 | 49.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 53.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 54.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 56.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.0% | 48.7% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 56.0% | 60.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Benin?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Benin was 60.4% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Benin ranks 59th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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