Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Togo
Togo: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 51.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Togo, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Togo is 51.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Togo peaked at 72.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 2024.
That places Togo 15th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.1% | — |
| 2001 | 71.2% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 70.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 69.5% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 67.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 66.8% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 65.9% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 60.5% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 57.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 54.9% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 51.7% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 51.4% | -0.7% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 51.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.4%, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 51.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.1% | 64.1% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 54.9% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 51.4% | 54.0% | 5 |
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 share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Togo?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Togo was 51.4% 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 share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Togo ranks 15th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.