Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National in Benin
Benin: Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National was 32.21 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 32.21 % for share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 557.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Benin peaked at 32.21 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.23 %, in 2000.
Benin ranks 192nd of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.23 % | — |
| 2001 | 0.36 % | +56.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7 % | +94.4% |
| 2003 | 0.95 % | +35.7% |
| 2004 | 1.18 % | +24.2% |
| 2005 | 1.27 % | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 1.54 % | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 1.79 % | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 1.85 % | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.24 % | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 3.13 % | +39.7% |
| 2011 | 4.15 % | +32.6% |
| 2012 | 4.5 % | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 4.9 % | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 6 % | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 11.26 % | +87.7% |
| 2016 | 14.5 % | +28.8% |
| 2017 | 18.7 % | +29.0% |
| 2018 | 19 % | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 20.5 % | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 22.12 % | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 28.2 % | +27.5% |
| 2022 | 30.01 % | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 32.21 % | +7.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 32.21 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.79 %, 57% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 32.21 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.03 %, 92% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 % | 0.23 % | 2.24 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.66 % | 3.13 % | 20.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.14 % | 22.12 % | 32.21 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 189 Rwanda 34.2 % compare
- 190 Timor-Leste 34.02 % compare
- 191 Guinea-Bissau 32.47 % compare
- 193 Democratic Republic of the Congo 30.55 % compare
- 194 United Republic of Tanzania 29.06 % compare
- 195 Somalia 27.6 % compare
More economy & growth data for Benin
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 17.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 17.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 12.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.7436 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Benin?
- Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Benin was 32.21 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of people who used the internet in the previous three months recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 32.21 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of people who used the internet in the previous three months recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 % in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for share of people who used the internet in the previous three months?
- Benin ranks 192nd out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of people who used the internet in the previous three months rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 557.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.