People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Benin
Benin: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 58.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Benin, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Benin recorded 58.5% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Benin peaked at 58.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2000.
That places Benin 91st out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Benin, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.4% | — |
| 2001 | 42.5% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 43.5% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 45.7% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 46.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 47.8% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 48.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 58.5% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.2% | 41.4% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 52.1% | 58.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 88 Madagascar 60.2% compare
- 89 Burkina Faso 59.4% compare
- 90 Rwanda 58.5% compare
- 92 Angola 57.2% compare
- 93 Chad 55.4% compare
- 94 Mozambique 55.4% 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0099 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.009 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Benin?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Benin was 58.5% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Benin ranks 91st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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