Agriculture-driven deforestation in Togo
Togo: Agriculture-driven deforestation was 3,923 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture-driven deforestation in Togo, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Togo recorded 3,923 hectares for agriculture-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, agriculture-driven deforestation in Togo peaked at 5,357 hectares in 2009 and was at its lowest, 450.8 hectares, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,373 hectares | 1,072 hectares | 5,357 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,082 hectares | 450.8 hectares | 4,172 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,296 hectares | 2,817 hectares | 3,923 hectares | 5 |
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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 agriculture-driven deforestation in Togo?
- Agriculture-driven deforestation in Togo was 3,923 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 5,357 hectares in 2009.
- What is the lowest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 450.8 hectares in 2010.
- How does Togo rank for agriculture-driven deforestation?
- Togo ranks 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture-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 Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.