People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Benin
Benin: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 77.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
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 77.7%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Benin peaked at 83.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 77.7%, in 2016.
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 falling 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 | 83.6% | — |
| 2001 | 83.2% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 82.9% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 82.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 82.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 81.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 80.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 79.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 79.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 78.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 78.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 77.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.0% | 80.3% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 77.7% | 79.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 91 Chad 85.3% compare
- 92 Rwanda 85.0% compare
- 93 Uganda 83.3% compare
- 95 Sierra Leone 75.3% compare
- 96 Central African Republic 73.1% compare
- 97 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 67.9% 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0148 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0127 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 77.7% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7% in 2016.
- 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 down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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