Share of the population with access to basic services in Togo
Togo: Share of the population with access to basic services was 61.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to basic services in Togo, 1998–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with access to basic services in Togo is 61.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to basic services in Togo peaked at 61.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 1998.
Togo ranks 185th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to basic services in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.3% | — |
| 1999 | 16.1% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 19.6% | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 26.5% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 39.7% | +28.9% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 44.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 54.1% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 55.7% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 59.2% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 61.1% | +3.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 61.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7%, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 61.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population with access to basic services in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +28.9% | 30.8% | 39.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 15.3% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 17.0% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 30.8% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 54.1% | 61.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More reference data data for Togo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9469 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8422 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to basic services in Togo?
- Share of the population with access to basic services in Togo was 61.1% in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to basic services recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to basic services recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 1998.
- How does Togo rank for share of the population with access to basic services?
- Togo ranks 185th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to basic services rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.