Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Benin
Benin: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Benin is 8, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Benin peaked at 8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2000.
That places Benin 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5, 18% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Benin ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).