Forest land — Area in Togo
Togo: Forest land — Area was 1,224 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Togo, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Togo is 1,224 1000 ha, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Togo peaked at 1,298 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,209 1000 ha, in 2020.
Togo ranks 134th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Togo, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,298 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,295 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1,292 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1,289 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1,286 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1,283 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1,280 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1,277 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,274 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1,271 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1,268 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,266 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,263 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,260 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,257 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,254 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,251 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,248 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,245 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,242 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,239 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,236 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,233 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,230 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,227 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,224 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,221 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,218 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,215 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,212 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,209 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,212 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,215 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,218 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,221 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1,224 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 1,224 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,483 1000 ha, 35% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Togo's 1,224 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 31% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,285 1000 ha | 1,271 1000 ha | 1,298 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,255 1000 ha | 1,242 1000 ha | 1,268 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,226 1000 ha | 1,212 1000 ha | 1,239 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,217 1000 ha | 1,209 1000 ha | 1,224 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 131 Switzerland 1,267 1000 ha compare
- 132 Kyrgyzstan 1,255 1000 ha compare
- 133 Slovenia 1,244 1000 ha compare
- 135 Azerbaijan 1,214 1000 ha compare
- 136 Afghanistan 1,209 1000 ha compare
- 137 Fiji 1,137 1000 ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Togo?
- Forest land — area in Togo was 1,224 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 1,298 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,209 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Togo rank for forest land — area?
- Togo ranks 134th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest 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.