Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Togo
Togo: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Togo, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
In 2025, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Togo stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 250.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Togo peaked at 0.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
That places Togo 110th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 110 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7% compare
- 110 East Timor 0.7% compare
- 110 Gambia 0.7% compare
- 110 Jamaica 0.7% compare
- 110 Kenya 0.7% compare
More reference data data for Togo
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0336 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2981 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.17 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2203 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.07 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 141.25 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Togo?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Togo was 0.7% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Togo rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Togo ranks 110th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 250.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of marine territorial waters that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are regions of intertidal or sub-tidal land and associated water, flora and fauna, and cultural and historical features that have been legally or effectively reserved for protection.