People using safely managed drinking water services in Benin
Benin: People using safely managed drinking water services was 17.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services in Benin stood at 17.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Benin peaked at 17.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 143rd of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.2% | — |
| 2001 | 14.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.2% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 15.6% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.1% | 17.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Benin?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Benin was 17.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Benin ranks 143rd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.