Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Togo
Togo: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 15.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Togo, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 15.0% for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Togo peaked at 15.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Togo ranks 166th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 15.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 33% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 15.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +100.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 3.0% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 11.0% | 15.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 163 Vanuatu 20.0% compare
- 164 East Timor 19.0% compare
- 165 Burkina Faso 18.0% compare
- 167 Solomon Islands 14.0% compare
- 168 Papua New Guinea 12.0% compare
- 169 Chad 11.0% compare
- 169 Comoros 11.0% compare
- 169 Tanzania 11.0% compare
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 clean fuels for cooking in Togo?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Togo was 15.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Togo ranks 166th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.