Drinking water services in rural areas in Togo
Togo: Drinking water services in rural areas was 559,167 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas in Togo, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Togo recorded 559,167 people for drinking water services in rural areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Togo peaked at 1.23 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 559,167 people, in 2024.
That places Togo 35th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in rural areas in Togo, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.23 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.22 million people | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.20 million people | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.19 million people | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.17 million people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.15 million people | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.14 million people | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.12 million people | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million people | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.08 million people | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.06 million people | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.04 million people | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million people | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 983,117 people | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 952,798 people | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 920,927 people | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 887,497 people | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 852,438 people | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 815,649 people | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 777,136 people | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 736,897 people | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 694,939 people | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 651,366 people | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 606,233 people | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 559,167 people | -7.8% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 559,167 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 222,289 people, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Togo's 559,167 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 528,044 people, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.16 million people | 1.08 million people | 1.23 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 930,214 people | 777,136 people | 1.06 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 649,720 people | 559,167 people | 736,897 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 32 Cote d'Ivoire 691,482 people compare
- 33 Bangladesh 628,636 people compare
- 34 Tajikistan 565,346 people compare
- 36 Bolivia 548,454 people compare
- 37 Somalia 542,348 people compare
- 38 Algeria 534,400 people compare
More environment data for Togo
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Togo?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Togo was 559,167 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 559,167 people in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Togo ranks 35th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.