Human caused air pollution exposure in Togo
Togo: Human caused air pollution exposure was 22.34 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
22.34
Change on year
up 11.9%
World rank
49th
of 240 countries
All-time high
25.89
in 2005
All-time low
19.28
in 2021
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Togo, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human caused air pollution exposure in Togo is 22.34, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Togo peaked at 25.89 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.28, in 2021.
Togo ranks 49th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20.96 | — |
| 1999 | 19.9 | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 21.85 | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 21.91 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 22.02 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 22.8 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 24.1 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 25.89 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 23.29 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 24.68 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 25.3 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 22.57 | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 22.91 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 23.21 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 20.6 | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 21.44 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 20.74 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 21.87 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 22.02 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 22.96 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 20.81 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 21.17 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 21.48 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 19.28 | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 20.59 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 19.97 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 22.34 | +11.9% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 22.34 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.17, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 22.34 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.28, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.43 | 19.9 | 20.96 | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.44 | 21.85 | 25.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.77 | 20.6 | 23.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.73 | 19.28 | 22.34 | 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 human caused air pollution exposure in Togo?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Togo was 22.34 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 25.89 in 2005.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.28 in 2021.
- How does Togo rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Togo ranks 49th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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