Economy, jobs and prices in Collines, Benin: official figures
65.0% of people in Collines lived in a home with electricity (from the grid or off-grid sources such as solar) in 2021-2022, 3rd highest of the 12 departments (Benin: 56.5%).
How many homes in Collines have internet?
30.6% of households in Collines had internet access at home in 2021-2022, 5th lowest 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 copyWhat fuel do households in Collines cook with?
1.6% of households in Collines cooked mainly with clean fuels and technologies (such as gas or electricity) in 2021-2022, 4th lowest 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 copyDo people in Collines have safe drinking water?
83.9% of people in Collines used at least a basic drinking water service (an improved source within a 30-minute round trip) in 2021-2022, 2nd highest 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 copyHow many people in Collines have a toilet?
9.0% of people in Collines used an improved toilet not shared with other households (basic sanitation) in 2021-2022, and 71.5% had no toilet at all and used the bush or fields; the open-defecation rate is 3rd 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 copyHow Collines compares with other departments
Household members with electricity at home (2021-22)
Collines ranks 3 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Household members with electricity at home |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Littoral | 89.8% |
| 2 | Donga | 65.5% |
| 3 | Collines | 65.0% |
| 4 | Ouémé | 62.4% |
| 5 | Atlantique | 61.0% |
| 6 | Zou | 60.5% |
| 7 | Atacora | 56.0% |
Household population using at least basic drinking water (2021-22)
Collines ranks 2 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Household population using at least basic drinking water |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Littoral | 98.1% |
| 2 | Collines | 83.9% |
| 3 | Zou | 81.6% |
| 4 | Plateau | 81.1% |
| 5 | Atlantique | 79.9% |
| 6 | Ouémé | 77.8% |
| 7 | Mono | 74.1% |
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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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