People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Benin

Benin: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 3.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
3.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 97 countries
All-time high
3.2%
in 2016
All-time low
1.7%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Benin, 2000–2017

01232000200820172000: 1.72001: 1.82002: 1.82003: 1.92004: 22005: 2.12006: 2.22007: 2.32008: 2.42009: 2.52010: 2.62011: 2.72012: 2.82013: 2.92014: 32015: 3.12016: 3.22017: 3.2

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

Benin recorded 3.2% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 37.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Benin peaked at 3.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.

Benin ranks 94th of 97 countries on this measure, 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): Q2 in Benin, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Benin, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 1.7%
2001 1.8% +5.8%
2002 1.8% +5.5%
2003 1.9% +5.2%
2004 2.0% +5.0%
2005 2.1% +4.7%
2006 2.2% +4.5%
2007 2.3% +4.3%
2008 2.4% +4.1%
2009 2.5% +4.0%
2010 2.6% +3.8%
2011 2.7% +3.7%
2012 2.8% +3.6%
2013 2.9% +3.4%
2014 3.0% +3.3%
2015 3.1% +3.2%
2016 3.2% +3.1%
2017 3.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.1% 1.7% 2.5% 10
2010s 2.9% 2.6% 3.2% 8

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 91 Central African Republic 4.2% compare
  2. 92 Niger 3.7% compare
  3. 93 Liberia 3.6% compare
  4. 95 Togo 2.8% compare
  5. 96 Madagascar 2.4% compare
  6. 97 Chad 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Benin?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Benin was 3.2% 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): q2 recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
How does Benin rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
Benin ranks 94th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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