Benin

Extracts data of Benin from the OpenstreetMaps project for free

This dataset provides high-quality OpenStreetMap vector data for Benin, essential for mapping, navigation systems, and spatial analysis within West Africa. GIS professionals and developers can utilize the daily updated .pbf file for importing into osm2pgsql or QGIS to build custom applications or perform urban planning. For immediate visualization, the site offers a paid QGIS 3 project file containing pre-styled layers in Shapefile or GeoPackage formats, along with icon libraries, to accelerate project workflows. Benin is a West African nation characterized by its location along the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, featuring a diverse geography that includes coastal plains and the northern Atakora Mountains.

Main files

  • [benin.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified 19 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to September 07 2026 23:00:00 UTC. File size: 50.78MB; MD5 sum: 6a576d56c11c1e1c74527f8318ec4ec5.

Additional Files

Prepared geodata of Benin

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Samples of maps

 

 

Benin map layers

Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • religion — religion field value
  • amenity — amenity field value
  • landuse — landuse field value
  • leisure — leisure field value
  • sport — sport field value
  • type — type field value
  • way — Geometry
Amenity (areas)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • religion — religion field value
  • amenity — amenity field value
  • landuse — landuse field value
  • leisure — leisure field value
  • sport — sport field value
  • type — type field value
  • way — Geometry
Amenity (points)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • barrier — barrier field value
  • way — Geometry
Barriers (lines)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • admin_level - Grade of administrative level
  • way — Geometry
Boundary (areas)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • admin_level - Grade of administrative level
  • way — Geometry
Boundary (lines)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • building — building field value
  • b_level — building:levels field value
  • a_numb — addr:housenumber field value
  • way — Geometry
Building
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • building — building field value
  • b_level — building:levels field value
  • a_numb — addr:housenumber field value
  • way — Geometry
Buildings (points)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • natural — Natural field value
  • landuse — Landuse field value
  • wood — Wood field is not null
  • leisure — Leisure field value
  • way — Geometry
Surfaces and land use
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • leisure — leisure field value
  • way — Geometry
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • leisure — leisure field value
  • way — Geometry
Leisure (points)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • man_made — man_made field valu
  • tower_type — tower:type field value
  • way — Geometry
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • natural — natural field value
  • way — Geometry
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • AMENITY — AMENITY field value
  • way — Geometry
Parking (areas)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • AMENITY — AMENITY field value
  • way — Geometry
Parking (points)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • place — place field value
  • official_s — official_status field value
  • POPULATION — POPULATION field value
  • way — Geometry
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • place — place field value
  • official_s — official_status field value
  • POPULATION — POPULATION field value
  • is_capital — is_capital field value
  • admin_level — Administrative grade value
  • capital — capital field value
  • way — Geometry
Places (points)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • POWER — POWER field value
  • VOLTAGE — VOLTAGE field value
  • way — Geometry
Power lines
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • POWER — POWER field value
  • VOLTAGE — VOLTAGE field value
  • way — Geometry
Power line towers
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • RAILWAY — RAILWAY field value
  • way — Geometry
Railway platforms
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • RAILWAY — RAILWAY field value
  • traction — traction field value
  • service — service field value
  • BRIDGE — BRIDGE field value
  • TUNNEL — TUNNEL field value
  • way — Geometry
Railways
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • RAILWAY — RAILWAY field value
  • public_transport — public_transport field value
  • tram — tram field value
  • station — station field value
  • way — Geometry
Railways (points)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • religion — religion field value
  • way — Geometry
Religion (areas)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • religion — religion field value
  • way — Geometry
Religion (points)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • ref — ref field value
  • HIGHWAY — HIGHWAY field value
  • cycle — cycle field value
  • horse — horse field value
  • foot — foot field value
  • lanes — lanes field value
  • toll — toll field value
  • width — width field value
  • way — Geometry
Roads
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • HIGHWAY — HIGHWAY field value
  • railway — railway field value
  • way — Geometry
Road infrastructure
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • shop — shop field value
  • way — Geometry
Shop (areas)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • shop — shop field value
  • way — Geometry
Shops (points)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • sport — sport field value
  • way — Geometry
Sport (areas)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • sport — sport field value
  • way — Geometry
Sport (points)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • TOURISM — TOURISM field value
  • information — information field value
  • historic — historic field value
  • way — Geometry
Tourism (areas)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • TOURISM — TOURISM field value
  • information — information field value
  • historic — historic field value
  • way — Geometry
Tourism (points)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • ROUTE — ROUTE field value
  • REF — REF field value
  • OPERATOR — OPERATOR field value
  • way — Geometry
Routes
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • WATERWAY — WATERWAY field value
  • way — Geometry
Streams and ditches
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • natural — Natural field value
  • landuse — Landuse field value
  • water — Water field is not null
  • waterway — Waterway field value
  • way — Geometry
Lakes, swamps and large rivers
Fields of layer:
  • id — Local ID
Coastline
Fields of layer:
  • id — Local ID
Land border
Fields of layer:
  • id — Local ID
Ocean border

Legend of map of Benin and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Benin

NameTypeOSM TagCount
Countrieslinesadmin_level = '2'126
Administrative level 4linesadmin_level = '4'93
Administrative level 5linesadmin_level = '5'1
Administrative level 6linesadmin_level = '6'178
Administrative level 8linesadmin_level = '8'18
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Countriespolygonsadmin_level = '2'3
Administrative level 4polygonsadmin_level = '4'12
Administrative level 6polygonsadmin_level = '6'79
Administrative level 8polygonsadmin_level = '8'7
Placespolygonsplace = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'1513
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Townpolygonsplace = 'town'14
Villagepolygonsplace = 'village'950
Hamletpolygonsplace = 'hamlet'427
Farmpolygonsplace = 'farm'9
Isolated dwellingpolygonsplace = 'isolated_dwelling'113
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Buildingpointsbuilding is not ''241
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Buildingpolygonsbuilding is not ''1093732
Dominantspolygonsbuilding = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'278
Schools and kindergartenspolygonsbuilding = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'1723
Under constructionpolygonsbuilding = 'construction'1197
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
bicycle parkingpointsamenity = 'bicycle_parking'2
policepointsamenity = 'police'143
fire stationpointsamenity = 'fire_station'12
post boxpointsamenity = 'post_box'3
post officepointsamenity = 'post_office'439
telephonepointsamenity = 'telephone'15
librarypointsamenity = 'library'25
townhallpointsamenity = 'townhall'61
courthousepointsamenity = 'courthouse'12
prisonpointsamenity = 'prison'3
embassypointsamenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'30
community centrepointsamenity = 'community_centre'50
nursing homepointsamenity = 'nursing_home'18
arts centrepointsamenity = 'arts_centre'7
cemeterypointsamenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'9
marketplacepointsamenity = 'marketplace'132
recyclingpointsamenity = 'recycling'8
universitypointsamenity = 'university'32
schoolpointsamenity = 'school'1498
kindergartenpointsamenity = 'kindergarten'27
collegepointsamenity = 'college'55
pharmacypointsamenity = 'pharmacy'277
hospitalpointsamenity = 'hospital'133
clinicpointsamenity = 'clinic'151
doctorspointsamenity = 'doctors'112
dentistpointsamenity = 'dentist'9
veterinarypointsamenity = 'veterinary'22
theatrepointsamenity = 'theatre'3
nightclubpointsamenity = 'nightclub'19
cinemapointsamenity = 'cinema'4
swimming poolpointsamenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park'8
restaurantpointsamenity = 'restaurant'700
fast foodpointsamenity = 'fast_food'91
cafepointsamenity = 'cafe'197
pubpointsamenity = 'pub'371
bar, biergartenpointsamenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'244
food courtpointsamenity = 'food_court'91
shelterpointsamenity = 'shelter'28
car rentalpointsamenity = 'car_rental'3
car washpointsamenity = 'car_wash'67
car sharingpointsamenity = 'car_sharing'1
bicycle rentalpointsamenity = 'bicycle_rental'1
bankpointsamenity = 'bank'210
atmpointsamenity = 'atm'36
toiletspointsamenity = 'toilets'180
benchpointsamenity = 'bench'102
drinking waterpointsamenity = 'drinking_water'242
fuelpointsamenity = 'fuel'225
bus stationpoints/polygonsamenity = 'bus_station'95
taxipoints/polygonsamenity = 'taxi'22
airportpoints/polygonsamenity = 'airport' / aeroway = 'aerodrome' + type is not 'airstrip'14
ferry terminalpoints/polygonsamenity = 'ferry_terminal'115
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Christian churchespointsamenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian'378
Mosquepointsamenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'muslim'275
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
fishingpointsleisure = 'fishing'3
playgroundpoints/polygonsleisure = 'playground'17
sports centrepoints/polygonsleisure = 'sports_centre'54
stadiumpoints/polygonsleisure = 'stadium'25
marinapointsleisure = 'marina'7
slipwaypointsleisure = 'slipway'1
golf coursepointsleisure = 'golf_course'1
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
supermarket, generalpointsshop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'111
bakerypointsshop = 'bakery'53
kioskpointsshop = 'kiosk'186
mallpointsshop = 'mall'133
department storepointsshop = 'department_store'110
conveniencepointsshop = 'convenience'113
clothespointsshop = 'clothes'182
floristpointsshop = 'florist'4
chemistpointsshop = 'chemist'2
bookspointsshop = 'books'17
butcherpointsshop = 'butcher'11
shoespointsshop = 'shoes'14
alcohol, beveragespointsshop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'72
opticianpointsshop = 'optician'8
jewelrypointsshop = 'jewelry'10
giftpointsshop = 'gift'15
sportspointsshop = 'sports'7
stationerypointsshop = 'stationery'20
outdoorpointsshop = 'outdoor'4
mobile phonepointsshop = 'mobile_phone'53
toyspointsshop = 'toys'3
newsagentpointsshop = 'newsagent'4
greengrocerpointsshop = 'greengrocer'21
beautypointsshop = 'beauty'310
videopointsshop = 'video'1
carpointsshop = 'car'20
doityourself, hardwarpointsshop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'252
furniturepointsshop = 'furniture'25
computerpointsshop = 'computer'43
garden centrepointsshop = 'garden_centre'6
hairdresserpointsshop = 'hairdresser'546
car repairpointsshop = 'car_repair'98
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
basketballpointssport = 'basketball'1
fitnesspointssport = 'fitness'5
gymnasticspointssport = 'gymnastics'2
soccerpointssport = 'soccer'5
swimmingpointssport = 'swimming'1
volleyballpointssport = 'volleyball'1
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
artworkpoints/polygonstourism = 'artwork'53
attractionpoints/polygonstourism = 'attraction'70
camp sitepoints/polygonstourism = 'camp_site'27
caravan sitepoints/polygonstourism = 'caravan_site'1
guest housepoints/polygonstourism = 'guest_house'286
hostelpoints/polygonstourism = 'hostel'55
hotelpointstourism = 'hotel'377
informationpoints/polygonstourism = 'information'15
motelpoints/polygonstourism = 'motel'37
museumpoints/polygonstourism = 'museum'45
picnic sitepointstourism = 'picnic_site'2
theme parkpoints/polygonstourism = 'theme_park'1
viewpointpointstourism = 'viewpoint'55
alpine hutpointstourism = 'alpine_hut'1
boardpointsinformation = 'board'1
monumentpointshistoric = 'monument'72
memorialpointshistoric = 'memorial'21
apartmentpointstourism = 'apartment'72
camp pitchpointstourism = 'camp_pitch'1
gallerypointstourism = 'gallery'4
wilderness hutpointstourism = 'wilderness_hut'1
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Coastlineslines1
Water surfacepolygons1
Land boundariespolygons1
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Lakes and large riverspolygonsnatural = 'water' / waterway = 'riverbank'2577
Wetlandpolygonsnatural = 'wetland'1562
water' and water notpolygonsnatural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'1463
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Canallineswaterway = 'canal'24
Drainlineswaterway = 'drain'1099
Riverlineswaterway = 'river'589
Streamlineswaterway = 'stream'4293
Otherslineswaterway is not ''6124
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Fencelinesbarrier = 'fence'1429
Walllinesbarrier = 'wall'8577
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Towerpointsman_made = 'tower'181
Cell towerpointsman_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'146
Water towerpointsman_made = 'water_tower'63
Lookout towerpointsman_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation'4
Water wellpointsman_made = 'water_well'530
Watermillpointsman_made = 'watermill'3
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Power lineslinespower is not ''273
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Towers Power linespointspower is not ''5154
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Springpointsnatural = 'spring'6
Peakpointsnatural = 'peak'463
Treepointsnatural = 'tree'12751
Cave entrancepointsnatural = 'cave_entrance'1
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Citypointsplace = 'city'25
Townpointsplace = 'town'221
Villagepointsplace = 'village'3385
Hamletpointsplace = 'hamlet'9455
Hamletpointsplace = 'locality'60
The capitalpointsplace = 'city' + is_capital = 'country' / admin_level = '2' / capital = 'yes' + 'admin_level' is null1
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Allotmentspolygonslanduse = 'allotments'4
Basinpolygonslanduse = 'basin'3
Brownfieldpolygonslanduse = 'brownfield'108
Cemeterypolygonslanduse = 'cemetery'116
Commercialpolygonslanduse = 'commercial'364
Constructionpolygonslanduse = 'construction'82
Farm, farmlandpolygonslanduse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'1323
Farmyardpolygonslanduse = 'farmyard'12224
Forestpolygonslanduse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'519
Garagespolygonslanduse = 'garages'7
Grasspolygonslanduse = 'grass'117
Greenfieldpolygonslanduse = 'greenfield'137
Industrialpolygonslanduse = 'industrial'79
Landfillpolygonslanduse = 'landfill'70
Meadowpolygonslanduse = 'meadow'37
Quarrypolygonslanduse = 'quarry'80
Railwaypolygonslanduse = 'railway'4
Recreation groundpolygonslanduse = 'recreation_ground'72
Reservoirpolygonslanduse = 'reservoir'13
Residentialpolygonslanduse = 'residential'13144
Retailpolygonslanduse = 'retail'108
Village greenpolygonslanduse = 'village_green'31
Plant nurserypolygonslanduse = 'plant_nursery'8
Educationpolygonslanduse = 'education'26
Parkpolygonsleisure = 'park'56
Beachpolygonsnatural = 'beach'26
Fellpolygonsnatural = 'fell'22
Grasslandpolygonsnatural = 'grassland'45
Heathpolygonsnatural = 'heath'2
Sandpolygonsnatural = 'sand'41
Scrubpolygonsnatural = 'scrub'905
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Amenitypolygonsamenity is not ''2908
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Leisurepolygonsleisure is not ''1763
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Place of worshippolygonsamenity = 'place_of_worship'487
Place of worshippolygonsamenity = 'place_of_worship'487
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Shoppolygonsshop is not ''45
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Sportpolygonssport is not ''331
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Tourismpolygonstourism is not ''62
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
parkingpolygonsamenity = 'parking'112
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
ferrylinesroute = 'ferry'67
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Platformpolygonsrailway = 'platform'1
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Abandonedlinesrailway = 'abandoned'9
Platformlinesrailway = 'platform'1
Railwaylinesrailway = 'rail' + service is null25
Service railwaylinesrailway = 'rail' + service is not null63
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Trunklineshighway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'512
Primarylineshighway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'1290
Secondarylineshighway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'967
Tertiarylineshighway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'2742
Unclassifiedlineshighway = 'unclassified'16957
Residentiallineshighway = 'residential'77417
Servicelineshighway = 'service'3470
Footwaylineshighway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'2265
Pathlineshighway = 'path' + cycle is not 'designated' + foot is not 'designated' + horse is not 'designated'16004
Constructionlineshighway = 'construction'653
Roadlineshighway = 'road'3
Cyclewaylineshighway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated'27
Living streetlineshighway = 'living_street'42
Pedestrianlineshighway = 'pedestrian'29
Stepslineshighway = 'steps'10
Tracklineshighway = 'track'15461
Bridlewaylineshighway = 'bridleway' / highway = 'path' + horse = 'designated'8
Racewaylineshighway = 'raceway'3
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Crossingpointshighway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'755
Traffic signalspointshighway = 'traffic_signals'87
Mini roundaboutpointshighway = 'mini_roundabout'8
Stoppointshighway = 'stop'3
Street lamppointshighway = 'street_lamp'1556
Bus stoppointshighway = 'bus_stop'31
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
NameTypeOSM TagCount
squarepolygonsplace = 'square'4
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Stationpointsrailway = 'station'19
.$row2[6].

 

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