People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Benin
Benin: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 21.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Benin recorded 21.8% for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Benin peaked at 21.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2000.
That places Benin 111th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, urban in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 13.0% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 16.7% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 20.3% | 21.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Benin?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Benin was 21.8% 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, urban recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Benin ranks 111th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban 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.