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Access to electricity — Benin

Access to electricity in Benin in 2024 — 59%. Ranked 189 in the world out of 215. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 44.5 pp.

2024 59% +2 pp vs 2023
World rank 189of 215
Period maximum 59%2024
Period minimum 14.5%1996

Trend over time

1996–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Benin, 1996–2024020406019961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 14.5%1997: 18.6%1998: 19.6%1999: 20.6%2000: 21.5%2001: 21.9%2002: 23.4%2003: 24.3%2004: 25.2%2005: 26.1%2006: 27.9%2007: 28%2008: 29%2009: 30%2010: 34.2%2011: 36.9%2012: 38.4%2013: 34.7%2014: 34.1%2015: 29.6%2016: 37%2017: 34.5%2018: 39%2019: 40%2020: 41%2021: 42%2022: 56.5%2023: 57%2024: 59%
Change over the period: +44.5 pp Annual average: 1.59 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Benin

Benin 59%
World 91.9%
Sub-Saharan Africa 55.1%
Western Africa computed 60.3%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 92.4%
Access to electricity — Benin, by year Benin All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 59 +2 pp
2023 57 +0.5 pp
2022 56.5 +14.5 pp
2021 42 +1 pp
2020 41 +1 pp
2019 40 +1 pp
2018 39 +4.5 pp
2017 34.5 −2.5 pp
2016 37 +7.4 pp
2015 29.6 −4.5 pp
2014 34.1 −0.6 pp
2013 34.7 −3.7 pp
2012 38.4 +1.5 pp
2011 36.9 +2.7 pp
2010 34.2 +4.2 pp
2009 30 +1 pp
2008 29 +1 pp
2007 28 +0.1 pp
2006 27.9 +1.8 pp
2005 26.1 +0.9 pp
2004 25.2 +0.9 pp
2003 24.3 +0.9 pp
2002 23.4 +1.5 pp
2001 21.9 +0.4 pp
2000 21.5 +0.9 pp
1999 20.6 +1 pp
1998 19.6 +1 pp
1997 18.6 +4.1 pp
1996 14.5 —

Western Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CV Cabo Verde 98.4 GH Ghana 91.9 SN Senegal 82.9 CI Côte d'Ivoire 72.9 GM Gambia 69 NG Nigeria 62.5 TG Togo 61.1 BJ Benin 59 GN Guinea 53.8 MR Mauritania 52.2 ML Mali 49.5 GW Guinea-Bissau 43.7 SL Sierra Leone 39.2 LR Liberia 34.9 BF Burkina Faso 34 NE Niger 21.3
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About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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