Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Togo
Togo: Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis was 422,749 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Togo, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Togo stood at 422,749. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.0% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Togo peaked at 2.14 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 422,749, in 2025.
That places Togo 52nd out of 225 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.18 million | — |
| 2003 | 1.25 million | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 842,170 | -32.4% |
| 2005 | 2.14 million | +154.3% |
| 2006 | 1.29 million | -39.7% |
| 2007 | 817,248 | -36.7% |
| 2008 | 1.13 million | +37.8% |
| 2009 | 1.19 million | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 946,795 | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 1.75 million | +84.3% |
| 2012 | 777,923 | -55.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million | +36.8% |
| 2014 | 729,968 | -31.4% |
| 2015 | 1.38 million | +89.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 million | -24.6% |
| 2017 | 947,224 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 666,859 | -29.6% |
| 2019 | 662,952 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 975,881 | +47.2% |
| 2021 | 687,294 | -29.6% |
| 2022 | 1.06 million | +54.0% |
| 2023 | 491,354 | -53.6% |
| 2024 | 631,311 | +28.5% |
| 2025 | 422,749 | -33.0% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 422,749 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 283,554, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 422,749 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.23 million | 817,248 | 2.14 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 996,467 | 662,952 | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 711,140 | 422,749 | 1.06 million | 6 |
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 annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Togo?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Togo was 422,749 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 422,749 in 2025.
- How does Togo rank for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis?
- Togo ranks 52nd out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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