Ict adoption per 100 people in Benin
Benin: Ict adoption per 100 people was 0.0093 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Ict adoption per 100 people in Benin, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ict adoption per 100 people in Benin is 0.0093, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict adoption per 100 people in Benin peaked at 1.77 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0093, in 2024.
That places Benin 204th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ict adoption 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 Ict adoption 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 ict adoption per 100 people in Benin?
- Ict adoption per 100 people in Benin was 0.0093 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest ict adoption per 100 people recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 in 2014.
- What is the lowest ict adoption per 100 people recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for ict adoption per 100 people?
- Benin ranks 204th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ict adoption 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 Ict adoption per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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