People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Benin
Benin: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 0.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Benin, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Benin stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Benin peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
That places Benin 95th 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Benin, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 92 Congo 2.5% compare
- 93 Liberia 1.9% compare
- 94 Madagascar 1.6% compare
- 96 Central African Republic 0.7% compare
- 97 Chad 0.6% 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2091 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Benin?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Benin was 0.8% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Benin ranks 95th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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