Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Togo
Togo: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 82.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 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 %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 82.3% for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Togo peaked at 82.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 2000.
That places Togo 211th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.6% | — |
| 2001 | 49.2% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 50.8% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 53.9% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 58.5% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 61.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 64.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 67.4% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 70.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 75.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 77.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 78.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 79.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | +1.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 82.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.0%, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 82.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.2%, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.6% | 47.6% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 63.0% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 77.1% | 82.3% | 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Togo?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Togo was 82.3% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Togo ranks 211th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.