Access to electricity in Benin
Benin: Access to electricity was 70.8% in 2016. β² Rising
Access to electricity in Benin, 1990β2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014. Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Benin stood at 70.8%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Benin peaked at 70.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 1990.
Benin ranks 190th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.7% | 30.2% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.0% | 45.7% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.1% | 55.8% | 70.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 187 Congo 74.2% compare
- 188 Sao Tome and Principe 73.0% compare
- 189 Papua New Guinea 72.7% compare
- 191 Angola 70.7% compare
- 192 Sudan 70.2% compare
- 193 Solomon Islands 69.6% 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 electricity in Benin?
- Access to electricity in Benin was 70.8% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for access to electricity?
- Benin ranks 190th out of 215 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 2014, published as part of Access to electricity (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of total population with access to electricity.