Cropland — Share in Land area in Togo
Togo: Cropland — Share in Land area was 50.69 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Togo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Togo stood at 50.69 %.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Togo peaked at 50.78 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 34.38 %, in 1961.
Togo ranks 14th of 252 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34.38 % | — |
| 1962 | 34.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 34.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 34.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 34.47 % | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 34.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 34.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 34.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 34.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 34.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 34.57 % | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 34.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 34.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 34.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 34.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 34.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 34.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 36.4 % | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 37.32 % | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 37.41 % | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 37.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 37.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 37.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 38.33 % | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 38.43 % | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 38.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 38.79 % | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 39.35 % | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 39.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 39.71 % | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 40.17 % | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 40.54 % | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 41 % | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 41.37 % | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 41.74 % | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 42.1 % | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 42.84 % | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 43.21 % | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 43.57 % | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 44.13 % | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 44.49 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 44.86 % | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 45.23 % | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 45.6 % | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 46.1 % | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 47.03 % | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 47.59 % | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 48.48 % | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 48.72 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 48.86 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 48.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.78 % | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 50.33 % | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 50.62 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 50.38 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 50.42 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.28 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 50.27 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 50.34 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 50.38 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 50.36 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 50.51 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 50.62 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 50.69 % | +0.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 50.69 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 %, 3.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Togo's 50.69 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.37 %, 3.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.43 % | 34.38 % | 34.47 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.02 % | 34.47 % | 37.32 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.23 % | 37.41 % | 39.35 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.62 % | 39.71 % | 43.57 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.22 % | 44.13 % | 48.72 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.11 % | 48.86 % | 50.78 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.51 % | 50.36 % | 50.69 % | 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 cropland — share in land area in Togo?
- Cropland — share in land area in Togo was 50.69 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 50.78 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.38 % in 1961.
- How does Togo rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Togo ranks 14th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.