Access to electricity (% of total population) in Benin
Benin: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 41.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Benin, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Benin recorded 41.4% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Benin peaked at 41.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1990.
Benin ranks 191st of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.3% | — |
| 1991 | 8.7% | +18.8% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | +15.8% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 12.8% | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 14.5% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 16.8% | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 18.1% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 21.9% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 38.4% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | +3.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 41.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 41.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.3% | 7.3% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 20.7% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 34.1% | 41.4% | 7 |
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 electricity in Benin?
- Access to electricity in Benin was 41.4% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for access to electricity?
- Benin ranks 191st out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.