Drinking water usage in urban areas in Togo

Togo: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 8,477 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8,477 people
Change on year
down 17.1%
World rank
49th
of 188 countries
All-time high
23,456 people
in 2002
All-time low
8,477 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Drinking water usage in urban areas in Togo, 2000–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2000201220242000: 23.3k people2001: 23.4k people2002: 23.5k people2003: 23.4k people2004: 23.4k people2005: 23.3k people2006: 23.2k people2007: 23.1k people2008: 23.0k people2009: 22.7k people2010: 22.4k people2011: 22.0k people2012: 21.6k people2013: 21.0k people2014: 20.4k people2015: 19.7k people2016: 18.9k people2017: 18.0k people2018: 17.0k people2019: 15.9k people2020: 14.6k people2021: 13.3k people2022: 11.8k people2023: 10.2k people2024: 8.5k people

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 8,477 people for drinking water usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Togo peaked at 23,456 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8,477 people, in 2024.

That places Togo 49th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23,249 people 22,744 people 23,456 people 10
2010s 19,699 people 15,877 people 22,426 people 10
2020s 11,695 people 8,477 people 14,649 people 5

Countries ranked near Togo

  1. 46 Guinea 10,146 people compare
  2. 47 Dominican Republic 9,344 people compare
  3. 48 Namibia 8,554 people compare
  4. 50 Gabon 6,699 people compare
  5. 51 Jordan 6,574 people compare
  6. 52 Eritrea 6,369 people compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drinking water usage in urban areas in Togo?
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Togo was 8,477 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 usage in urban areas recorded in Togo?
The highest recorded value was 23,456 people in 2002.
What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 8,477 people in 2024.
How does Togo rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
Togo ranks 49th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.5%. 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 usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Drinking water usage in urban areas
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,613 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.