Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Benin
Benin: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita was 8.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Benin is 8.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Benin peaked at 8.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
That places Benin 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita 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
- 172 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.0% compare
- 172 Zambia 10.0% compare
- 174 Rwanda 9.0% compare
- 175 Mozambique 8.0% compare
- 177 Ethiopia 7.0% compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 7.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Benin
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 394,303 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 14.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9049 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,500 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 9.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 526.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 873,178 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Benin?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Benin was 8.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita 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 World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels for cooking is vital in reducing the burden of health and mortality impacts of indoor air pollution. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.