Benin

In brief

Electricity use, kWh per person: 123 (2024). World rank 141 of 149; in Africa, 31 of 37. Electricity from renewables: 0.3% (2021). World rank 197 of 206 (1 = best); in Africa, 51 of 54. High-tech share of manufactured exports: 30.5% (2024). World rank 14 of 170; in Africa, 1 of 44. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 6% → 34%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 79 → 126, and home broadband per 100 people 0.4 → 0.3. Worse than all its neighbours (Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo): renewable share of energy use and electricity from renewables.