Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies for cooking in Benin
Benin: Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies for cooking was 6.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies for cooking in Benin, 2000–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Benin recorded 6.4% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Benin peaked at 6.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2000.
That places Benin 166th out of 190 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies for cooking in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 6.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 163 Solomon Islands 8.4% compare
- 164 Timor-Leste 6.9% compare
- 165 Togo 6.7% compare
- 167 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.6% compare
- 168 Kiribati 5.5% compare
- 169 Nigeria 4.9% compare
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Benin?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Benin was 6.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Benin ranks 166th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies for cooking (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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