People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural in Benin
Benin: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural was 16.8% 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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Benin recorded 16.8% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Benin peaked at 16.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, 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: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural in Benin, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 16.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.7%, 27% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Benin's 16.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.4%, 43% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 13.0% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 15.4% | 16.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 89 Democratic Republic of Congo 18.9% compare
- 90 Sierra Leone 18.2% compare
- 91 Guinea-Bissau 17.8% compare
- 93 Madagascar 14.8% compare
- 94 Niger 13.5% compare
- 95 Ethiopia 9.9% 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0763 units per person (2025)
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 16.8% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Benin ranks 92nd 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 14.7%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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