Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Benin
Benin: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.59 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Benin, 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.59 units per person for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.59 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.145 units per person, in 1996.
Benin ranks 188th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.145 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.1859 units per person | +28.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1958 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2056 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.215 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.219 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.234 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.243 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.252 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.261 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.279 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.28 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.29 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.342 units per person | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 0.369 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.384 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.347 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.341 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.296 units per person | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.37 units per person | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 0.345 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.39 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.41 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.42 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.565 units per person | +34.5% |
| 2023 | 0.57 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.59 units per person | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1831 units per person | 0.145 units per person | 0.2056 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.2573 units per person | 0.215 units per person | 0.3 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3584 units per person | 0.296 units per person | 0.4 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.511 units per person | 0.41 units per person | 0.59 units per person | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Benin
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Benin?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Benin was 0.59 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.59 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.145 units per person in 1996.
- How does Benin rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Benin ranks 188th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.