People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Benin
Benin: People using safely managed drinking water services, rural was 6.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Benin stood at 6.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Benin peaked at 6.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 80th of 85 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, rural in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 5 |
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- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Benin?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Benin was 6.7% 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, rural recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural?
- Benin ranks 80th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.