Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Togo

Togo: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.328 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.328
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
97th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.328
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Togo, 1961–2023

0.40.60.81196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Togo is 0.328, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Togo peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.328, in 2023.

Togo ranks 97th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8841 0.8115 1 9
1970s 0.8019 0.7584 0.8486 10
1980s 0.7369 0.6295 0.8442 10
1990s 0.554 0.4687 0.6692 10
2000s 0.4843 0.4254 0.5312 10
2010s 0.4 0.359 0.4706 10
2020s 0.344 0.328 0.3602 4

Countries ranked near Togo

  1. 94 Afghanistan 0.3342 compare
  2. 95 Australia 0.3331 compare
  3. 96 Senegal 0.3294 compare
  4. 98 Nicaragua 0.314 compare
  5. 99 Dominican Republic 0.3111 compare
  6. 100 United States 0.3106 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Togo?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Togo was 0.328 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Togo?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.328 in 2023.
How does Togo rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Togo ranks 97th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Togo data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).