Access to electricity urban vs rural in Benin
Benin: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 71.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Benin, 1996–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity urban vs rural in Benin stood at 71.6. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity urban vs rural in Benin peaked at 71.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.4, in 1996.
Benin ranks 201st of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Access to electricity urban vs rural 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% |
| 2023 | 70.3 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 71.6 | +1.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 71.6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 71.6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.35, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity urban vs rural 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 | 69.22 | 66.1 | 71.6 | 5 |
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- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
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- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity urban vs rural in Benin?
- Access to electricity urban vs rural in Benin was 71.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4 in 1996.
- How does Benin rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
- Benin ranks 201st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity urban vs rural rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity urban vs rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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