Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 0.0127 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0127 units per square kilometre for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 99.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 1.74 units per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0127 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Benin ranks 202nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0193 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0193 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0193 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0193 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.031 units per square kilometre | +52.2% |
| 1971 | 0.031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.031 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 1976 | 0.052 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0565 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0624 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0682 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0755 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0834 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0858 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0882 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0965 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1067 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1169 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1206 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1263 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1311 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1331 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1398 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.181 units per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2124 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2501 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2898 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3233 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3401 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3872 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 0.458 units per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5259 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5558 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5898 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6455 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6764 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6859 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9823 units per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.13 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 1.18 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.35 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 1.39 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.41 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.74 units per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2015 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.11 units per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5036 units per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4302 units per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3185 units per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2872 units per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1019 units per square kilometre | -64.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | -86.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0127 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.967 units per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0127 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1851 units per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -86.7% | 0.1019 units per square kilometre | 0.0135 units per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -64.5% | 0.2872 units per square kilometre | 0.1019 units per square kilometre |
| 2017 | -54.5% | 1.11 units per square kilometre | 0.5036 units per square kilometre |
| 1970 | +52.2% | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | 0.031 units per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +51.8% | 0.031 units per square kilometre | 0.0471 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0199 units per square kilometre | 0.0193 units per square kilometre | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0441 units per square kilometre | 0.031 units per square kilometre | 0.0682 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0994 units per square kilometre | 0.0755 units per square kilometre | 0.1263 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2388 units per square kilometre | 0.1311 units per square kilometre | 0.3872 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.727 units per square kilometre | 0.458 units per square kilometre | 1.13 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 units per square kilometre | 0.3185 units per square kilometre | 1.74 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1038 units per square kilometre | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | 0.2872 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 199 Mozambique 0.0385 units per square kilometre compare
- 200 Mauritania 0.0293 units per square kilometre compare
- 201 Kiribati 0.021 units per square kilometre compare
- 203 Greenland 0.0122 units per square kilometre compare
- 204 Madagascar 0.0059 units per square kilometre compare
- 205 Sierra Leone 0.0037 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Benin
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,350 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0093 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,350 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.0127 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 units per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0127 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 202nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.