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Can you drink tap water in Benin?
NoNo, drink bottled
Can you drink the tap water in Benin?
Don't drink the tap water. Tap water is unsafe. Use bottled or filtered water, and avoid ice from unknown sources.
Key facts
- Safely managed drinking water: 18% of people (2024, WHO/UNICEF JMP).
Tap water by place in Benin
Tap water by place
Sources
- World Bank: safely managed drinking water
- US State Department travel advisory
- Benin e-visa portal
- Government of Benin
- Speedtest Global Index: Benin
- World Bank open data
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