Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population (Not) in Benin
Benin: Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population (Not) was 71.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Benin, 1996–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Benin stood at 71.1. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Benin peaked at 71.1 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.4, in 1996.
That places Benin 199th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population (Not) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 34.4 | — |
| 1997 | 44.78 | +30.2% |
| 1998 | 45.7 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 46.6 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 47.5 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 49.6 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 49.2 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 50.1 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 51 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 51.9 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 56.6 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 53.8 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 54.7 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 55.7 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 65.4 | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 67 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 68.6 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 61 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 55.8 | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 51.7 | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 62.5 | +20.9% |
| 2017 | 54.2 | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 64.3 | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 65.2 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 66.1 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 67 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 71.1 | +6.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 71.1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.55, 74% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 71.1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.8, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population (Not) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +30.2% | 34.4 | 44.78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.87 | 34.4 | 46.6 | 4 |
| 2000s | 52.01 | 47.5 | 56.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.57 | 51.7 | 68.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.07 | 66.1 | 71.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More climate change data for Benin
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,583 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 149.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 457.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 256.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 200.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9664 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Benin?
- Access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Benin was 71.1 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1 in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4 in 1996.
- How does Benin rank for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population?
- Benin ranks 199th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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