People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Benin
Benin: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 6.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 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 sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Benin stood at 6.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Benin peaked at 6.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 92nd 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): Q3 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Benin?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Benin was 6.7% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
- Benin ranks 92nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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