Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Benin
Benin: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita was 748.57 cubic meters in 2022. ▼ Falling
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Benin, 1961–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Benin is 748.57 cubic meters, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Benin peaked at 4,025 cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 748.57 cubic meters, in 2022.
Benin ranks 144th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,733 cubic meters | 3,435 cubic meters | 4,025 cubic meters | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,027 cubic meters | 2,697 cubic meters | 3,360 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,309 cubic meters | 2,011 cubic meters | 2,624 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,694 cubic meters | 1,471 cubic meters | 1,950 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,247 cubic meters | 1,083 cubic meters | 1,426 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 924.17 cubic meters | 809.32 cubic meters | 1,051 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 768.17 cubic meters | 748.57 cubic meters | 788.05 cubic meters | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Benin
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0093 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,350 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 10 (2016)
- Air transport, freight 0.0064 million ton-km (2016)
- Air transport, passengers carried 899 (2016)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 10.3 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 34.0% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 62.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Benin?
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Benin was 748.57 cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4,025 cubic meters in 1961.
- What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 748.57 cubic meters in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita?
- Benin ranks 144th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.