People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Benin
Benin: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 15.8% 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 urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Benin stood at 15.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Benin peaked at 15.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 110th of 113 countries on this measure, 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 urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.7% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 9.9% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.1% | 15.8% | 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 15.8% 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 15.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Benin ranks 110th 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 36.1%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.