People without electricity country, per capita in Benin
Benin: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.41 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in Benin, 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.41 units per person for people without electricity country, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.855 units per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.41 units 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 29 years of available data.
People without electricity country, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.855 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.8141 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8042 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7944 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.785 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.781 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.766 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.757 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.748 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.739 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.721 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.72 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.71 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.658 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.631 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.616 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.653 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.659 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.704 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.63 units per person | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.655 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.61 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.59 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.58 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.435 units per person | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.43 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.41 units per person | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8169 units per person | 0.7944 units per person | 0.855 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.7427 units per person | 0.7 units per person | 0.785 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6416 units per person | 0.6 units per person | 0.704 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.489 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 people without electricity country, per capita in Benin?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Benin was 0.41 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.855 units per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 units per person in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Benin ranks 27th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, 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 People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ 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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About this data
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.