Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Benin
Benin: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 2.16 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2.16 million people for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Benin peaked at 2.16 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million people, in 2000.
That places Benin 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.19 million people | 1.02 million people | 1.38 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 million people | 1.43 million people | 1.89 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 million people | 1.94 million people | 2.16 million people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Benin?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Benin was 2.16 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million people in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Benin ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.