Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Benin
Benin: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 81.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Benin, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Benin recorded 81.0% for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Benin peaked at 98.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2023.
That places Benin 39th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.1% | — |
| 1991 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 96.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 96.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 96.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 95.6% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 95.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 93.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 92.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 89.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 82.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 81.9% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.6% | 96.8% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 91.5% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 84.6% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 81.0% | 83.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Benin?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Benin was 81.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
- Benin ranks 39th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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