People without clean cooking fuels region in Benin

Benin: People without clean cooking fuels region was 10.17 million in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
10.17 million
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
42nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
10.17 million
in 2016
All-time low
6.74 million
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2016

People without clean cooking fuels region in Benin, 2000–2016

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M2000200820162000: 6.7M2001: 6.9M2002: 7.1M2003: 7.3M2004: 7.5M2005: 7.7M2006: 7.9M2007: 8.1M2008: 8.3M2009: 8.5M2010: 8.8M2011: 9.0M2012: 9.2M2013: 9.4M2014: 9.7M2015: 9.9M2016: 10.2M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Benin recorded 10.17 million for people without clean cooking fuels region in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people without clean cooking fuels region in Benin peaked at 10.17 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.74 million, in 2000.

Benin ranks 42nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

People without clean cooking fuels region in Benin, year by year

Annual values for People without clean cooking fuels region in Benin, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 6.74 million —
2001 6.93 million +2.8%
2002 7.13 million +2.9%
2003 7.33 million +2.8%
2004 7.53 million +2.7%
2005 7.72 million +2.6%
2006 7.93 million +2.7%
2007 8.12 million +2.4%
2008 8.33 million +2.6%
2009 8.55 million +2.6%
2010 8.76 million +2.5%
2011 8.99 million +2.6%
2012 9.21 million +2.5%
2013 9.45 million +2.6%
2014 9.69 million +2.5%
2015 9.94 million +2.6%
2016 10.17 million +2.4%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 10.17 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.35 million, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 10.17 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.32 million, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.63 million 6.74 million 8.55 million 10
2010s 9.46 million 8.76 million 10.17 million 7

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 39 Burundi 10.40 million compare
  2. 40 Haiti 10.37 million compare
  3. 41 Senegal 10.25 million compare
  4. 43 Zimbabwe 9.95 million compare
  5. 44 Yemen 9.53 million compare
  6. 45 Brazil 9.09 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people without clean cooking fuels region in Benin?
People without clean cooking fuels region in Benin was 10.17 million in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest people without clean cooking fuels region recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 10.17 million in 2016.
What is the lowest people without clean cooking fuels region recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 6.74 million in 2000.
How does Benin rank for people without clean cooking fuels region?
Benin ranks 42nd out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
Is people without clean cooking fuels region rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of People without clean cooking fuels region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People without clean cooking fuels region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 3,105 data points, 2000–2016
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