Economy, jobs and prices in Borgou, Benin: official figures

49.8% of people in Borgou lived in a home with electricity (from the grid or off-grid sources such as solar) in 2021-2022, 5th lowest of the 12 departments (Benin: 56.5%).

How many homes in Borgou have internet?

41.5% of households in Borgou had internet access at home in 2021-2022, 3rd highest of the 12 departments (Benin: 34.4%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

What fuel do households in Borgou cook with?

4.5% of households in Borgou cooked mainly with clean fuels and technologies (such as gas or electricity) in 2021-2022, 4th highest of the 12 departments (Benin: 7.1%); most others cook with wood, charcoal or other polluting fuels.

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

Do people in Borgou have safe drinking water?

65.3% of people in Borgou used at least a basic drinking water service (an improved source within a 30-minute round trip) in 2021-2022, 4th lowest of the 12 departments (Benin: 72.2%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

How many people in Borgou have a toilet?

16.6% of people in Borgou used an improved toilet not shared with other households (basic sanitation) in 2021-2022, and 57.6% had no toilet at all and used the bush or fields; the open-defecation rate is 5th highest of the 12 departments (Benin: 20.0% and 47.9%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

How Borgou compares with other departments

Household members with electricity at home (2021-22)

Borgou ranks 8 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Household members with electricity at home
5	Atlantique	61.0%
6	Zou	60.5%
7	Atacora	56.0%
8	Borgou	49.8%
9	Couffo	47.7%
10	Alibori	44.6%
11	Mono	44.0%

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

Household population using at least basic drinking water (2021-22)

Borgou ranks 9 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Household population using at least basic drinking water
6	Ouémé	77.8%
7	Mono	74.1%
8	Couffo	67.8%
9	Borgou	65.3%
10	Donga	56.6%
11	Atacora	51.9%
12	Alibori	41.6%

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

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Sources

Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP): Enquête par grappes à indicateurs multiples (MICS6-Bénin) 2021-2022, Rapport des résultats de l'enquête (revised December 2023): department rows of Tables SR.2.1, SR.2.3, SR.6.1W, CS.2, TM.2.1, TM.3.3, TM.4.2, TM.6.1, TM.6.2, TC.1.2, TC.6.7, TC.8.1, LN.2.3, LN.2.7, LN.4.1, PR.1.1, PR.2.1, PR.3.3, PR.4.1W, PR.7.1W, WS.1.2, WS.3.2 and DV.2.2, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b47fa901f5ed…)

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