Drinking water usage in urban areas in Togo
Togo: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 8,477 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water usage in urban 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 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.
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Togo, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23,344 people | — |
| 2001 | 23,428 people | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 23,456 people | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 23,445 people | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 23,402 people | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 23,316 people | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 23,239 people | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 23,138 people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 22,975 people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 22,744 people | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 22,426 people | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 22,048 people | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 21,593 people | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 21,049 people | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 20,418 people | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 19,701 people | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 18,896 people | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 17,994 people | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 16,990 people | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 15,877 people | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 14,649 people | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 13,300 people | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 11,827 people | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 10,223 people | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 8,477 people | -17.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 8,477 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,494 people, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Togo's 8,477 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,146 people, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.