People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Togo

Togo: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities was 4.11 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.11 million people
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
37th
of 175 countries
All-time high
4.11 million people
in 2024
All-time low
3.15 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Togo, 2000–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M2000201220242000: 3.2M people2001: 3.2M people2002: 3.2M people2003: 3.3M people2004: 3.3M people2005: 3.4M people2006: 3.4M people2007: 3.5M people2008: 3.5M people2009: 3.6M people2010: 3.6M people2011: 3.6M people2012: 3.7M people2013: 3.7M people2014: 3.8M people2015: 3.8M people2016: 3.8M people2017: 3.9M people2018: 3.9M people2019: 3.9M people2020: 4.0M people2021: 4.0M people2022: 4.0M people2023: 4.1M people2024: 4.1M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Togo recorded 4.11 million people for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Togo peaked at 4.11 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.15 million people, in 2000.

That places Togo 37th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.34 million people 3.15 million people 3.55 million people 10
2010s 3.77 million people 3.60 million people 3.93 million people 10
2020s 4.02 million people 3.95 million people 4.11 million people 5

Countries ranked near Togo

  1. 34 Guinea 5.37 million people compare
  2. 35 Somalia 5.04 million people compare
  3. 36 Malawi 4.69 million people compare
  4. 38 Morocco 3.62 million people compare
  5. 39 Senegal 3.34 million people compare
  6. 40 South Africa 3.31 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Togo?
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Togo was 4.11 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Togo?
The highest recorded value was 4.11 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 3.15 million people in 2000.
How does Togo rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?
Togo ranks 37th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Togo data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
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If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.