Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Benin
Benin: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 12.9% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Benin, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Benin is 12.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Benin peaked at 12.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2000.
That places Benin 105th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.2% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.3% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 12.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 102 Mozambique, Republic of 15.8% compare
- 103 Malawi 15.4% compare
- 104 Gambia, The 13.0% compare
- 106 Sudan 10.8% compare
- 107 Burundi 6.4% compare
- 108 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 5.9% 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 proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Benin?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Benin was 12.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Benin ranks 105th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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