Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Togo
Togo: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region was 422,749 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Togo, 2002–2025
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Togo stood at 422,749 hectares. 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 by region in Togo peaked at 2.14 million hectares in 2005 and was at its lowest, 422,749 hectares, 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 by region in Togo, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.18 million hectares | — |
| 2003 | 1.25 million hectares | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 842,170 hectares | -32.4% |
| 2005 | 2.14 million hectares | +154.3% |
| 2006 | 1.29 million hectares | -39.7% |
| 2007 | 817,248 hectares | -36.7% |
| 2008 | 1.13 million hectares | +37.8% |
| 2009 | 1.19 million hectares | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 946,795 hectares | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 1.75 million hectares | +84.3% |
| 2012 | 777,923 hectares | -55.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million hectares | +36.8% |
| 2014 | 729,968 hectares | -31.4% |
| 2015 | 1.38 million hectares | +89.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 million hectares | -24.6% |
| 2017 | 947,224 hectares | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 666,859 hectares | -29.6% |
| 2019 | 662,952 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 975,881 hectares | +47.2% |
| 2021 | 687,294 hectares | -29.6% |
| 2022 | 1.06 million hectares | +54.0% |
| 2023 | 491,354 hectares | -53.6% |
| 2024 | 631,311 hectares | +28.5% |
| 2025 | 422,749 hectares | -33.0% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 422,749 hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 283,554 hectares, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 422,749 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million hectares, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 711,140 hectares | 422,749 hectares | 1.06 million hectares | 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 by region in Togo?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Togo was 422,749 hectares in 2025, 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 422,749 hectares in 2025.
- How does Togo rank for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Togo ranks 52nd out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires by region 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 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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Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.