Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Togo
Togo: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of 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 %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 0.2% for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 202.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Togo peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2020.
Togo ranks 41st of 228 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 | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | -0.2% | 0.3% | 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 as a share of forest area in Togo?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Togo was 0.2% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2020.
- How does Togo rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Togo ranks 41st out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.