Basic drinking water access in Benin
69.6% of people in Benin used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Benin, 2024
69.6%
Change from 2023
+0.3percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Position in 2024
181st of 202
Basic drinking water access in Benin over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Benin |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 69.6% |
| 2023 | 69.3% |
| 2022 | 69.0% |
| 2021 | 68.6% |
| 2020 | 68.3% |
| 2019 | 68.0% |
| 2018 | 67.6% |
| 2017 | 67.3% |
| 2016 | 67.0% |
| 2015 | 66.6% |
| 2014 | 66.3% |
| 2013 | 65.9% |
| 2012 | 65.6% |
| 2011 | 65.2% |
| 2010 | 64.8% |
| 2009 | 64.5% |
| 2008 | 64.1% |
| 2007 | 63.7% |
| 2006 | 63.3% |
| 2005 | 63.0% |
| 2004 | 62.6% |
| 2003 | 62.2% |
| 2002 | 61.8% |
| 2001 | 61.4% |
| 2000 | 61.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 69.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 66.3%, the figure has changed by +3.3 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Benin has the 181st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.