Annual change in forest area in Togo
Togo: Annual change in forest area was 3,040 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Togo, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Togo recorded 3,040 hectares for annual change in forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 202.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Togo peaked at 3,040 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2,962 hectares, in 2016.
Togo ranks 42nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2,960 hectares | -2,960 hectares | -2,960 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -2,959 hectares | -2,960 hectares | -2,959 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -2,961 hectares | -2,962 hectares | -2,959 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,040 hectares | -2,962 hectares | 3,040 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Togo
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 10.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.29 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7379 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Togo?
- Annual change in forest area in Togo was 3,040 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 3,040 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,962 hectares in 2016.
- How does Togo rank for annual change in forest area?
- Togo ranks 42nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.