Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Benin
Benin: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 9.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Benin is 9.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Benin peaked at 9.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 106th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 Population with basic handwashing facilities at home 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Benin?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Benin was 9.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Benin ranks 106th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population with basic handwashing facilities at home (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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