Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre was 53.81 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Benin stood at 53.81 people per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 70.93 people per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 50.27 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Benin ranks 12th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.27 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 51.57 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 52.14 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 53.12 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 54.12 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 55.22 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 55.59 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 57.17 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 58.11 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 59.03 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 57.17 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 56.48 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 56.8 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.02 people per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 64.46 people per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 70.93 people per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 65.36 people per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 69.94 people per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 66.99 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 67.72 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 68.39 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 68.99 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 53.08 people per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 53.81 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.64 people per square kilometre | 50.27 people per square kilometre | 59.03 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.79 people per square kilometre | 56.48 people per square kilometre | 70.93 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.07 people per square kilometre | 53.08 people per square kilometre | 68.99 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 9 Sierra Leone 75.6 people per square kilometre compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 65.9 people per square kilometre compare
- 11 Togo 61.69 people per square kilometre compare
- 13 Ethiopia 50.86 people per square kilometre compare
- 14 Comoros 46.61 people per square kilometre compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 45.56 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Benin?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Benin was 53.81 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 70.93 people per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.27 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 12th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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 without access to electricity, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.