People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Benin
Benin: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 15.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 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): q4 in Benin stood at 15.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Benin peaked at 15.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2000.
That places Benin 93rd 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): Q4 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.8% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.2% | 15.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 90 Sierra Leone 18.9% compare
- 91 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.7% compare
- 92 Togo 17.5% compare
- 94 Niger 10.2% compare
- 95 Ethiopia 7.8% compare
- 96 Madagascar 6.1% 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4126 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2776 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Benin?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Benin was 15.2% 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): q4 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
- Benin ranks 93rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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