People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Benin
Benin: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural was 9.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
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 rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Benin is 9.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Benin peaked at 9.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Benin 107th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.4% | — |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +109.6% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +52.3% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +34.3% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +25.6% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | +4.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 9.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.2%, 31% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 9.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 56% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +109.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| 2005 | +52.3% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.0% | 9.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0763 units per person (2025)
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 9.8% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Benin ranks 107th out of 113 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 83.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, rural (% of rural 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.