Number with without clean cooking fuels in Benin

Benin: Number with without clean cooking fuels was 846,662 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
846,662
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
136th
of 189 countries
All-time high
846,662
in 2023
All-time low
50,551
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number with without clean cooking fuels in Benin, 2000–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2000201120232000: 50.6k2001: 67.0k2002: 92.1k2003: 118.7k2004: 155.0k2005: 193.8k2006: 243.4k2007: 295.5k2008: 350.7k2009: 399.4k2010: 440.9k2011: 474.4k2012: 509.5k2013: 535.4k2014: 562.5k2015: 590.8k2016: 608.3k2017: 650.1k2018: 668.7k2019: 700.0k2020: 745.0k2021: 778.0k2022: 811.8k2023: 846.7k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number with without clean cooking fuels in Benin is 846,662, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 58.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number with without clean cooking fuels in Benin peaked at 846,662 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50,551, in 2000.

That places Benin 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Number with without clean cooking fuels in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Number with without clean cooking fuels in Benin, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 50,551 —
2001 67,010 +32.6%
2002 92,105 +37.4%
2003 118,696 +28.9%
2004 155,023 +30.6%
2005 193,801 +25.0%
2006 243,411 +25.6%
2007 295,481 +21.4%
2008 350,682 +18.7%
2009 399,396 +13.9%
2010 440,887 +10.4%
2011 474,400 +7.6%
2012 509,485 +7.4%
2013 535,442 +5.1%
2014 562,530 +5.1%
2015 590,755 +5.0%
2016 608,288 +3.0%
2017 650,148 +6.9%
2018 668,701 +2.9%
2019 699,972 +4.7%
2020 745,000 +6.4%
2021 777,978 +4.4%
2022 811,811 +4.3%
2023 846,662 +4.3%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 846,662 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.35 million, 16% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 846,662 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 million, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number with without clean cooking fuels 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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +37.4% 67,010 92,105

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 196,616 50,551 399,396 10
2010s 574,061 440,887 699,972 10
2020s 795,363 745,000 846,662 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 133 Somalia 991,365 compare
  2. 134 Uganda 875,819 compare
  3. 135 Laos 850,814 compare
  4. 137 Guyana 826,353 compare
  5. 138 Bhutan 720,329 compare
  6. 139 Luxembourg 666,430 compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number with without clean cooking fuels in Benin?
Number with without clean cooking fuels in Benin was 846,662 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 846,662 in 2023.
What is the lowest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 50,551 in 2000.
How does Benin rank for number with without clean cooking fuels?
Benin ranks 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number with without clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. 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 Number with without clean cooking fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number with without clean cooking fuels
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,536 data points, 2000–2023
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