Commodity driven deforestation in Togo
Togo: Commodity driven deforestation was 3,923 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commodity driven deforestation in Togo, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Togo recorded 3,923 for commodity driven deforestation in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.3% on the previous year and up 121.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commodity driven deforestation in Togo peaked at 5,357 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 450.8, in 2010.
That places Togo 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Commodity driven deforestation in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,494 | — |
| 2002 | 1,881 | -24.6% |
| 2003 | 1,870 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 2,484 | +32.8% |
| 2005 | 1,910 | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 1,511 | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 2,773 | +83.5% |
| 2008 | 1,072 | -61.4% |
| 2009 | 5,357 | +399.8% |
| 2010 | 450.8 | -91.6% |
| 2011 | 987.56 | +119.1% |
| 2012 | 1,592 | +61.2% |
| 2013 | 1,976 | +24.1% |
| 2014 | 1,769 | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 630.48 | -64.4% |
| 2016 | 2,295 | +264.0% |
| 2017 | 3,941 | +71.7% |
| 2018 | 4,172 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 3,005 | -28.0% |
| 2020 | 3,484 | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 3,373 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 2,884 | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 2,817 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 3,923 | +39.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 3,923 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,953, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Togo's 3,923 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,723, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commodity driven deforestation in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +399.8% | 1,072 | 5,357 |
| 2016 | +264.0% | 630.48 | 2,295 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,373 | 1,072 | 5,357 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,082 | 450.8 | 4,172 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,296 | 2,817 | 3,923 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More environment data for Togo
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1164 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.32 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 18.39 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commodity driven deforestation in Togo?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Togo was 3,923 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 5,357 in 2009.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 450.8 in 2010.
- How does Togo rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Togo ranks 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commodity driven deforestation rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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