People using at least basic sanitation services in Benin
Benin: People using at least basic sanitation services was 22.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services in Benin stood at 22.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Benin peaked at 22.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2000.
That places Benin 205th out of 214 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 | 10.6% | 8.5% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 13.4% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 19.5% | 22.2% | 5 |
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More health data for Benin
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,619 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 203,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 208,374 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 200,459 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 191,594 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Benin?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Benin was 22.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Benin ranks 205th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.