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Benin is a West African country with its capital in Porto-Novo and its largest city, Cotonou, on the southern coast. It borders Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, and the Atlantic Ocean. Home to approximately 13.7 million people, it is a culturally diverse nation known for its historical significance in the region.

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Contact:

Justin Marie Bienvenu Beleoken Sanguen (TTL)

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Saliou Aitcheou (TTL)

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Geoportal

Access the Geoportal with map-based country-level data down to settlement-level details here (no open access 🔒):

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Key metrics

Key performance indicators across the country. Access data from different sources (if available) by switching between tabs.

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Electricity access rate: Recent

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Electricity access rate: Development

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Population

Total number of people living within the country.

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Installed electricity generation capacity ****

Total capacity of electricity-generating installations in the country.

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Electric power transmission and distribution losses

Share of electricity lost during transmission and distribution from power plants to end users.

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Renewable energy consumption

Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (TFEC) - SDG 7 Indicator 7.2.1.

• Understanding the Difference: Electricity Generation vs Renewable Energy Share

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