People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Benin
Benin: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 6.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Benin, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Benin is 6.1%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Benin peaked at 6.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, 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, rural (% of rural) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Benin?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Benin was 6.1% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Benin ranks 93rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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