Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Benin
Benin: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 92.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 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 share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Benin is 92.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Benin peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 2023.
That places Benin 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.8% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 94.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 92.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 17 Ethiopia 93.0% compare
- 17 Sao Tome and Principe 93.0% compare
- 19 Mozambique 92.0% compare
- 21 Rwanda 91.0% compare
- 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 90.0% compare
- 22 Zambia 90.0% 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)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.0887 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 147.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 51.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 85,605 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.082 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Benin?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Benin was 92.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Benin ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.