Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Togo
Togo: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking was 7.14 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Togo, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Togo recorded 7.14 million people for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Togo peaked at 7.14 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.77 million people, in 2000.
Togo ranks 49th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Togo, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.77 million people | — |
| 2001 | 4.88 million people | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 5.00 million people | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 5.12 million people | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 5.23 million people | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 5.35 million people | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.49 million people | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 5.64 million people | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 5.80 million people | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 5.96 million people | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 6.11 million people | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 6.25 million people | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 6.34 million people | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 6.45 million people | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.52 million people | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.59 million people | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 6.66 million people | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 6.73 million people | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 6.79 million people | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 6.88 million people | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 6.96 million people | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 7.03 million people | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 7.08 million people | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 7.14 million people | +0.9% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 7.14 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.81 million people, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Togo's 7.14 million people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.22 million people, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.32 million people | 4.77 million people | 5.96 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.53 million people | 6.11 million people | 6.88 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.05 million people | 6.96 million people | 7.14 million people | 4 |
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 number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Togo?
- Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Togo was 7.14 million people in 2023, according to World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 7.14 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.77 million people in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Togo ranks 49th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.