People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Benin
Benin: People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural was 65.7% 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 65.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Benin peaked at 65.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 60th 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: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.4% | — |
| 2001 | 52.3% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 57.7% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 58.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 60.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 62.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 63.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 65.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.9%, 98% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Benin's 65.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.4%, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.4% | 51.4% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 60.4% | 65.7% | 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 65.7% 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 65.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Benin ranks 60th 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 14.0%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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