Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Benin
Benin: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and was 8.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Benin is 8.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Benin peaked at 8.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 187th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 186 Rwanda 9.0% compare
- 187 Mozambique 8.0% compare
- 189 Ethiopia 7.0% compare
- 189 Sao Tome and Principe 7.0% 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 proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Benin?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Benin was 8.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- Benin ranks 187th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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