People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Benin
Benin: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.3729 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Benin stood at 0.3729 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Benin peaked at 0.5709 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3729 people per person, in 2024.
Benin ranks 17th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Benin, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5709 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.5636 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5557 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5469 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5381 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5294 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5207 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5121 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5035 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.495 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4866 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4782 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4698 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4616 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4533 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4451 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4369 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4288 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4207 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4126 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4046 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3966 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3887 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3808 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3729 people per person | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5336 people per person | 0.495 people per person | 0.5709 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4493 people per person | 0.4126 people per person | 0.4866 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3887 people per person | 0.3729 people per person | 0.4046 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Benin?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Benin was 0.3729 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5709 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3729 people per person in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Benin ranks 17th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – 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
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.