People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Benin
Benin: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 70.8% 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).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Benin stood at 70.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Benin peaked at 70.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 66.9%, in 2000.
That places Benin 94th 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.9% | — |
| 2001 | 67.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 67.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 68.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 70.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 70.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.0% | 66.9% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 69.3% | 70.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 91 Chad 74.9% compare
- 92 Sierra Leone 71.2% compare
- 93 Rwanda 71.0% compare
- 95 Uganda 69.6% compare
- 96 Central African Republic 67.8% compare
- 97 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 54.9% 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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0048 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 70.8% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.9% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Benin ranks 94th 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 3.2%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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