Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Benin
Benin: Landline phone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Benin, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Benin is 0.0001 units per person, measured 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, landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0177 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, 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.
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0009 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0009 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 units per person | +48.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.001 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 units per person | +48.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0019 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.002 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0027 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0027 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0028 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0028 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 units per person | +23.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0039 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0051 units per person | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0062 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0072 units per person | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 0.008 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0082 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0089 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0091 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0089 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0124 units per person | +39.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0125 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0134 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0136 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0151 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0151 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0149 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0177 units per person | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0171 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0107 units per person | -37.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0047 units per person | -55.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 units per person | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 units per person | -28.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 units per person | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 units per person | -65.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | -87.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0101 units per person, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0034 units per person, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 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% | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 2021 | -65.4% | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0009 units per person |
| 2017 | -55.8% | 0.0107 units per person | 0.0047 units per person |
| 1970 | +48.9% | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0011 units per person |
| 1975 | +48.2% | 0.001 units per person | 0.0015 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0097 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0134 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0116 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0177 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 201 Haiti 0.0001 units per person compare
- 202 Madagascar 0.0001 units per person compare
- 203 Kiribati 0.0001 units per person compare
- 205 Sierra Leone 0 units per person compare
- 206 Bhutan 0 units per person compare
- 206 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 units per person compare
- 206 Guinea 0 units per person compare
- 206 Guinea-Bissau 0 units per person compare
- 206 Nauru 0 units per person compare
- 206 South Sudan 0 units per person compare
- 206 Chad 0 units per person 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 landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Benin?
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Benin was 0.0001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0177 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for landline phone subscriptions, per capita?
- Benin ranks 204th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline phone subscriptions, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Landline phone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Landline phone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Landline phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.