Benin exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Benin in Africa, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 100.8K | 0.0M | $5.5B | 3.38% | 0.00% | 10.38% |
| IND | 40.0K | 0.0M | $4.2B | 1.34% | 0.00% | 7.97% |
| RES | 2,838.2K | 14.8M | $43.0B | 95.27% | 100.00% | 81.65% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Benin.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Benin.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Benin.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Atlantique | 530.2K | 2.7M | $9.1B | 17.80% | 18.39% | 17.25% |
| Borgou | 394.9K | 2.0M | $7.1B | 13.26% | 13.46% | 13.57% |
| Ouémé | 376.5K | 1.9M | $6.4B | 12.64% | 13.08% | 12.16% |
| Alibori | 251.0K | 1.3M | $4.6B | 8.42% | 8.51% | 8.72% |
| Zou | 240.9K | 1.2M | $4.3B | 8.09% | 8.25% | 8.14% |
| Littoral | 230.5K | 1.2M | $3.9B | 7.74% | 7.99% | 7.48% |
| Atacora | 211.5K | 1.1M | $3.8B | 7.10% | 7.20% | 7.26% |
| Collines | 166.6K | 0.8M | $3.0B | 5.59% | 5.70% | 5.61% |
| Plateau | 148.6K | 0.6M | $2.8B | 4.99% | 4.36% | 5.38% |
| Donga | 147.3K | 0.7M | $2.6B | 4.95% | 5.05% | 4.95% |
| Couffo | 145.3K | 0.5M | $2.6B | 4.88% | 3.58% | 4.90% |
| Mono | 135.7K | 0.7M | $2.4B | 4.56% | 4.43% | 4.59% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Benin.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| W | W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 539,115 | 2,687.3K | $6,398.7M | 18.10% | 18.14% | 12.15% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 245,440 | 1,254.8K | $5,649.0M | 8.24% | 8.47% | 10.73% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 436,244 | 2,230.3K | $4,806.3M | 14.64% | 15.05% | 9.13% |
| W | W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 225,273 | 1,151.7K | $4,490.5M | 7.56% | 7.77% | 8.53% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 251,729 | 1,254.8K | $3,449.8M | 8.45% | 8.47% | 6.55% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 447,429 | 2,230.3K | $2,935.1M | 15.02% | 15.05% | 5.57% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 107,141 | 547.7K | $2,478.3M | 3.60% | 3.70% | 4.71% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 43,399 | 221.9K | $1,594.9M | 1.46% | 1.50% | 3.03% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 109,880 | 547.7K | $1,513.4M | 3.69% | 3.70% | 2.87% |
| OT | INF/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/EWV/RES | RES | 101,749 | 507.2K | $1,027.6M | 3.42% | 3.42% | 1.95% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 44,511 | 221.9K | $974.0M | 1.49% | 1.50% | 1.85% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 18,740 | 119.9K | $973.7M | 0.63% | 0.81% | 1.85% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 13,030 | 0.0K | $955.6M | 0.44% | 0.00% | 1.81% |
| OT | ME+MEO/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 85,142 | 424.4K | $896.5M | 2.86% | 2.86% | 1.70% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 18,970 | 0.0K | $863.1M | 0.64% | 0.00% | 1.64% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 9,484 | 0.0K | $863.1M | 0.32% | 0.00% | 1.64% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 23,449 | 119.9K | $834.0M | 0.79% | 0.81% | 1.58% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 31,338 | 0.0K | $814.9M | 1.05% | 0.00% | 1.55% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 15,672 | 0.0K | $814.9M | 0.53% | 0.00% | 1.55% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 20,558 | 105.1K | $731.1M | 0.69% | 0.71% | 1.39% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 4,346 | 0.0K | $695.0M | 0.15% | 0.00% | 1.32% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 3,319 | 132.1K | $514.4M | 0.11% | 0.89% | 0.98% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 21,083 | 105.1K | $446.5M | 0.71% | 0.71% | 0.85% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 5,885 | 234.8K | $437.7M | 0.20% | 1.58% | 0.83% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 5,262 | 0.0K | $385.7M | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.73% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 4,152 | 0.0K | $377.8M | 0.14% | 0.00% | 0.72% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 8,053 | 0.0K | $366.8M | 0.27% | 0.00% | 0.70% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 4,032 | 0.0K | $366.8M | 0.14% | 0.00% | 0.70% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 3,993 | 0.0K | $363.6M | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.69% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 17,091 | 87.4K | $347.4M | 0.57% | 0.59% | 0.66% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 9,593 | 49.0K | $341.2M | 0.32% | 0.33% | 0.65% |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 29,720 | 148.1K | $304.7M | 1.00% | 1.00% | 0.58% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 861 | 51.4K | $291.0M | 0.03% | 0.35% | 0.55% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 1,754 | 0.0K | $280.5M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.53% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 1,387 | 0.0K | $274.8M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.52% |
| S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 1,328 | 0.0K | $264.4M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.50% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 1,448 | 57.7K | $225.7M | 0.05% | 0.39% | 0.43% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 17,528 | 87.4K | $212.2M | 0.59% | 0.59% | 0.40% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 9,838 | 49.0K | $208.4M | 0.33% | 0.33% | 0.40% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 6,828 | 43.7K | $202.8M | 0.23% | 0.30% | 0.39% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 6,870 | 34.2K | $145.5M | 0.23% | 0.23% | 0.28% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 588 | 23.4K | $145.2M | 0.02% | 0.16% | 0.28% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 1,141 | 0.0K | $142.7M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.27% | |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 2,293 | 0.0K | $142.7M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.27% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 588 | 23.4K | $140.6M | 0.02% | 0.16% | 0.27% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 398 | 0.0K | $124.6M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.24% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 1,138 | 0.0K | $123.4M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.23% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 662 | 0.0K | $118.8M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.23% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 627 | 0.0K | $103.5M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.20% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 1,042 | 0.0K | $94.7M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.18% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 211 | 17.1K | $90.9M | 0.01% | 0.12% | 0.17% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 380 | 0.0K | $89.8M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.17% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 943 | 0.0K | $89.7M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.17% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 829 | 0.0K | $83.5M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.16% |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 1,657 | 0.0K | $83.5M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.16% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 3,264 | 16.7K | $73.6M | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.14% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 162 | 0.0K | $70.9M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 345 | 0.0K | $68.9M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.13% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 275 | 10.9K | $65.6M | 0.01% | 0.07% | 0.12% |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 710 | 0.0K | $64.6M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.12% | |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 1,275 | 0.0K | $57.3M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.11% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 633 | 0.0K | $57.3M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.11% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 163 | 0.0K | $49.7M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 239 | 0.0K | $47.0M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 3,351 | 16.7K | $44.9M | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.09% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 774 | 0.0K | $39.0M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 388 | 0.0K | $39.0M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.07% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 329 | 0.0K | $35.4M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 208 | 0.0K | $32.0M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 330 | 0.0K | $30.1M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/COM | COM | 24 | 0.0K | $28.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 111 | 0.0K | $25.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 541 | 0.0K | $25.6M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 66 | 0.0K | $22.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 115 | 0.0K | $21.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 43 | 0.0K | $18.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 141 | 0.0K | $17.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% | |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 280 | 0.0K | $17.6M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.03% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 26 | 0.0K | $10.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 40 | 1.8K | $6.7M | 0.00% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 3 | 0.0K | $0.8M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |