Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Togo

Togo: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region was 631,311 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
631,311 hectares
Change on year
up 28.5%
World rank
50th
of 225 countries
All-time high
2.14 million hectares
in 2005
All-time low
491,354 hectares
in 2023
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Togo, 2002–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2002201320242002: 1.2M hectares2003: 1.2M hectares2004: 842.2k hectares2005: 2.1M hectares2006: 1.3M hectares2007: 817.2k hectares2008: 1.1M hectares2009: 1.2M hectares2010: 946.8k hectares2011: 1.7M hectares2012: 777.9k hectares2013: 1.1M hectares2014: 730.0k hectares2015: 1.4M hectares2016: 1.0M hectares2017: 947.2k hectares2018: 666.9k hectares2019: 663.0k hectares2020: 975.9k hectares2021: 687.3k hectares2022: 1.1M hectares2023: 491.4k hectares2024: 631.3k hectares

Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2024, annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Togo stood at 631,311 hectares.

That represents a change of up 28.5% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Togo peaked at 2.14 million hectares in 2005 and was at its lowest, 491,354 hectares, in 2023.

That places Togo 50th out of 225 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.23 million hectares 817,248 hectares 2.14 million hectares 8
2010s 996,467 hectares 662,952 hectares 1.75 million hectares 10
2020s 768,818 hectares 491,354 hectares 1.06 million hectares 5

Countries ranked near Togo

  1. 47 Niger 809,156 hectares compare
  2. 48 Iran 647,754 hectares compare
  3. 49 Gabon 638,889 hectares compare
  4. 51 Kazakhstan 568,566 hectares compare
  5. 52 Turkey 546,822 hectares compare
  6. 53 Nepal 518,465 hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Togo?
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Togo was 631,311 hectares in 2024, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires by region recorded in Togo?
The highest recorded value was 2.14 million hectares in 2005.
What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires by region recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 491,354 hectares in 2023.
How does Togo rank for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
Togo ranks 50th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual area burnt by wildfires by region rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Togo data come from?
The figures come from Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 5,175 data points, 2002–2024
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Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.