Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Benin
Benin: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 16.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 16.4% for share of population using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Benin peaked at 16.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2000.
That places Benin 139th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.2% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.1% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.4% | 16.4% | 5 |
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- 136 Sierra Leone 16.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Benin?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Benin was 16.4% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Benin ranks 139th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.