People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 rural in Benin
Benin: People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 rural was 65.8% 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
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Benin stood at 65.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Benin peaked at 65.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 2000.
That places Benin 66th 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: Q4 … drinking Q4 rural in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.4% | — |
| 2001 | 58.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 59.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 59.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 60.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 62.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 63.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 64.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 65.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.5%, 88% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Benin's 65.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.4%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.5% | 58.4% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 63.0% | 65.8% | 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 65.8% 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 65.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Benin ranks 66th 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 6.7%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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