People using safely managed sanitation services in Benin
Benin: People using safely managed sanitation services was 16.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in Benin is 16.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Benin peaked at 16.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 135th of 146 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 sanitation services in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2% | — |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.2% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.1% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.4% | 16.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 132 Sierra Leone 16.8% compare
- 133 Papua New Guinea 16.7% compare
- 134 Somalia 16.4% compare
- 136 Central African Republic 13.5% compare
- 137 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.1% compare
- 138 Togo 13.0% 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2091 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Benin?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Benin was 16.4% 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 sanitation services recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Benin ranks 135th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.