Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Benin
Benin: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.41 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.41 people per person for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.785 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.41 people per person, in 2024.
Benin ranks 27th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.785 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.781 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.766 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.757 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.748 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.739 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.721 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.72 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.71 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.658 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.631 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.616 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.653 people per person | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.659 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.704 people per person | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.63 people per person | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.655 people per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.61 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.59 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.58 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.435 people per person | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.43 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.41 people per person | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7427 people per person | 0.7 people per person | 0.785 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6416 people per person | 0.6 people per person | 0.704 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.489 people per person | 0.41 people per person | 0.59 people 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Benin?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Benin was 0.41 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.785 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 people per person in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Benin ranks 27th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.