People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Benin
Benin: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 12.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 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
Benin recorded 12.9% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Benin peaked at 12.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2000.
That places Benin 116th out of 120 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.2% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.3% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 12.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Benin?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Benin was 12.9% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Benin ranks 116th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.