Stunting vs. GDP per capita in Togo
Togo: Stunting vs. GDP per capita was 23.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Stunting vs. GDP per capita in Togo, 1988–2017
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 23.8% for stunting vs. gdp per capita in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting vs. gdp per capita in Togo peaked at 40.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2017.
That places Togo 37th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Stunting vs. GDP per capita in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 34.2% | — |
| 1996 | 40.2% | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 28.8% | -28.4% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | -13.8% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 23.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.7%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Togo's 23.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.5%, 84% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.2% | 34.2% | 34.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 34.5% | 28.8% | 40.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 26.9% | 29.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 23.8% | 27.6% | 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 stunting vs. gdp per capita in Togo?
- Stunting vs. gdp per capita in Togo was 23.8% in 2017, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stunting vs. gdp per capita recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest stunting vs. gdp per capita recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2017.
- How does Togo rank for stunting vs. gdp per capita?
- Togo ranks 37th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is stunting vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Stunting vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Stunting measures the share of children younger than 5 years that are too short for their age. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.