Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Benin
Benin: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people was 0.0093 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0093
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
204th
of 212 countries
All-time high
1.77
in 2014
All-time low
0.0093
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Benin, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0093 for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Benin peaked at 1.77 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0093, in 2024.
Benin ranks 204th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0866 | — |
| 1961 | 0.0895 | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0895 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0895 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0895 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0841 | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0874 | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0874 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0874 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0874 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1158 | +32.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1202 | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1202 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1202 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1202 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1573 | +30.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1694 | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1796 | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1933 | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2061 | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2221 | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2387 | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2388 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2385 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2465 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2462 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2644 | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2812 | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2814 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2859 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.28 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.276 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.281 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.348 | +23.8% |
| 1994 | 0.393 | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 0.453 | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 0.511 | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.554 | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.565 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.623 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7151 | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7964 | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8165 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8405 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8921 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9051 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8897 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.24 | +39.0% |
| 2008 | 1.25 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.34 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 1.36 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.51 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 1.51 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.49 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.77 | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 1.71 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.07 | -37.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4717 | -55.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3917 | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2822 | -28.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2478 | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0857 | -65.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0111 | -87.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0101 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0093 | -7.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0093 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0093 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -87.1% | 0.0857 | 0.0111 |
| 2021 | -65.4% | 0.2478 | 0.0857 |
| 2017 | -55.8% | 1.07 | 0.4717 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0878 | 0.0841 | 0.0895 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1502 | 0.1158 | 0.2061 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2544 | 0.2221 | 0.2859 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4284 | 0.276 | 0.623 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9679 | 0.7151 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 | 0.2822 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0728 | 0.0093 | 0.2478 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 201 Haiti 0.0118 compare
- 202 Madagascar 0.0109 compare
- 203 Kiribati 0.0104 compare
- 205 Sierra Leone 0.0033 compare
- 206 Bhutan 0 compare
- 206 Chad 0 compare
- 206 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 compare
- 206 Guinea 0 compare
- 206 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 206 Nauru 0 compare
- 206 South Sudan 0 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 fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Benin?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Benin was 0.0093 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 in 2014.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Benin ranks 204th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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