People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Benin
Benin: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.5689 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Benin is 0.5689 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.7638 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5689 people per person, in 2024.
That places Benin 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7638 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.7562 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7484 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7401 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7318 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7236 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7153 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7071 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6989 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6907 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6825 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6743 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6662 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6581 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6499 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6418 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6337 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6256 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6175 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6093 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6012 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5931 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5851 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.577 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5689 people per person | -1.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.5689 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.5689 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7276 people per person | 0.6907 people per person | 0.7638 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6459 people per person | 0.6093 people per person | 0.6825 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5851 people per person | 0.5689 people per person | 0.6012 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 10 Solomon Islands 0.5942 people per person compare
- 11 Togo 0.5814 people per person compare
- 12 Uganda 0.5789 people per person compare
- 14 Mozambique 0.5591 people per person compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 0.5263 people per person compare
- 16 Liberia 0.4962 people 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 people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Benin?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Benin was 0.5689 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7638 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5689 people per person in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Benin ranks 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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)
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About this data
People 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.