Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Benin
Benin: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 8.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Benin is 8.0%, 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, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Benin peaked at 8.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Benin?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Benin was 8.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Benin ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels 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 World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.