Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Benin
Benin: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 47.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Benin stood at 47.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Benin peaked at 68.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2024.
That places Benin 5th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.2% | — |
| 2001 | 67.3% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 64.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 62.7% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 61.8% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 50.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 48.7% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.1% | 60.0% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 51.2% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 47.0% | 50.4% | 5 |
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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 proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Benin?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Benin was 47.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Benin ranks 5th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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