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% households with electricity
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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| Total | 10.1 | 11.6 | 13.1 | 14.6 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 23.6 | 25.3 | 26.9 | 28.6 | 30.2 | 31.8 | 33.5 | 35.1 | 36.8 | 38.4 | 38.0 | 37.6 | 37.2 | 36.8 | 36.4 | 36.0 | 35.6 | ||
| Urban | 25.4 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 34.5 | 37.6 | 40.6 | 43.6 | 46.6 | 49.7 | 51.6 | 53.5 | 55.4 | 57.3 | 59.2 | 61.0 | 62.9 | 64.8 | 66.7 | 68.6 | 66.8 | 64.9 | 63.0 | 61.1 | 59.3 | 57.4 | 55.5 | ||
| Rural | 0.01 | 0.69 | 1.36 | 2.04 | 2.74 | 3.44 | 4.15 | 4.85 | 5.55 | 6.45 | 7.34 | 8.24 | 9.13 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 14.5 | 15.4 | 16.2 | 17.1 | 17.9 | 18.8 | 19.6 | 20.5 | ||
| Poor | 2.04 | 3.10 | 4.17 | 5.24 | 6.31 | 7.38 | 8.44 | 9.51 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.8 | ||
| Nonpoor | 85.7 | 87.2 | 88.7 | 90.3 | 91.8 | 93.3 | 94.9 | 96.4 | 97.9 | 97.8 | 97.7 | 97.5 | 97.4 | 97.2 | 97.1 | 96.9 | 96.8 | 96.6 | 96.5 | 96.4 | 96.4 | 96.3 | 96.3 | 96.2 | 96.1 | 96.1 | ||
| Lowest 25% | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.70 | 0.86 | 1.02 | 1.18 | 1.34 | 1.50 | 1.66 | ||
| Second 25% | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.92 | 1.64 | 2.35 | 3.07 | 3.78 | 4.49 | 5.21 | 5.92 | 6.64 | 7.35 | 7.63 | 7.92 | 8.20 | 8.49 | 8.77 | 9.06 | 9.34 | ||
| Third 25% | 0.59 | 1.13 | 1.66 | 2.19 | 2.72 | 3.25 | 3.79 | 4.32 | 4.85 | 9.25 | 13.7 | 18.1 | 22.5 | 26.9 | 31.3 | 35.7 | 40.1 | 44.5 | 48.9 | 47.9 | 46.9 | 45.9 | 44.9 | 43.9 | 43.0 | 42.0 | ||
| Highest 25% | 39.5 | 44.9 | 50.3 | 55.7 | 61.1 | 66.5 | 71.9 | 77.3 | 82.7 | 84.1 | 85.5 | 86.9 | 88.4 | 89.8 | 91.2 | 92.6 | 94.1 | 95.5 | 96.9 | 95.8 | 94.8 | 93.7 | 92.6 | 91.5 | 90.4 | 89.4 | ||
| Atacora (incl Donga) | 6.32 | 6.40 | 6.47 | 6.55 | 6.63 | 6.70 | 6.78 | 6.85 | 6.93 | 8.37 | 9.82 | 11.3 | 12.7 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 19.9 | 21.4 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 23.1 | 23.7 | 24.3 | 24.9 | 25.4 | ||
| Atlantique (incl Littoral (Cotonou)) | 27.8 | 30.2 | 32.6 | 35.0 | 37.4 | 39.9 | 42.3 | 44.7 | 47.1 | 49.1 | 51.0 | 52.9 | 54.9 | 56.8 | 58.8 | 60.7 | 62.7 | 64.6 | 66.5 | 65.0 | 63.5 | 62.0 | 60.4 | 58.9 | 57.4 | 55.9 | ||
| Borgou (incl Alibori) | 5.26 | 6.26 | 7.25 | 8.24 | 9.23 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 13.2 | 14.1 | 15.0 | 15.9 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 18.6 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 21.4 | 22.3 | 22.7 | 23.2 | 23.6 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 24.9 | 25.4 | ||
| Mono (incl Couffo) | 9.43 | 9.17 | 8.90 | 8.64 | 8.38 | 8.11 | 7.85 | 7.58 | 7.32 | 8.79 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 13.2 | 14.7 | 16.2 | 17.6 | 19.1 | 20.6 | 22.1 | 23.1 | 24.2 | 25.3 | 26.3 | 27.4 | 28.4 | 29.5 | ||
| Queme (incl Plateau) | 3.36 | 6.51 | 9.67 | 12.8 | 16.0 | 19.1 | 22.3 | 25.4 | 28.6 | 29.6 | 30.6 | 31.6 | 32.6 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 38.4 | 38.3 | 38.2 | 38.1 | 38.0 | 37.9 | 37.8 | ||
| Zou (incl Collines) | 2.80 | 3.87 | 4.95 | 6.03 | 7.11 | 8.19 | 9.26 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 13.0 | 14.6 | 16.2 | 17.8 | 19.4 | 21.0 | 22.6 | 24.2 | 25.7 | 27.3 | 28.1 | 28.9 | 29.7 | 30.5 | 31.2 | 32.0 | 32.8 | ||