Physical inactivity in Benin
In Benin, 16.1% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Benin, 2022
16.1%
Change from 2021
+0.2percentage points
Position in 2022
146th of 193
Physical inactivity in Benin over time
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% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Benin |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 16.1% |
| 2021 | 15.9% |
| 2020 | 15.7% |
| 2019 | 15.6% |
| 2018 | 15.5% |
| 2017 | 15.4% |
| 2016 | 15.3% |
| 2015 | 15.2% |
| 2014 | 15.2% |
| 2013 | 15.2% |
| 2012 | 15.2% |
| 2011 | 15.2% |
| 2010 | 15.2% |
| 2009 | 15.2% |
| 2008 | 15.2% |
| 2007 | 15.2% |
| 2006 | 15.1% |
| 2005 | 15.1% |
| 2004 | 15.1% |
| 2003 | 15.0% |
| 2002 | 15.0% |
| 2001 | 14.9% |
| 2000 | 14.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 15.9% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 15.2%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Benin has the 146th highest value.
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