Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Togo
Togo: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 1.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Togo, 2006–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Togo stood at 1.0%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 48.0% on the previous year and down 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Togo peaked at 17.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2021.
That places Togo 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.4% | — |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +52.4% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -86.3% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -48.0% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 1.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 4.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Togo's 1.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 2.0% | 17.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
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 poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Togo?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Togo was 1.0% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- How does Togo rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Togo ranks 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.