Land use for palm oil production in Togo
Togo: Land use for palm oil production was 16,800 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land use for palm oil production in Togo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, land use for palm oil production in Togo stood at 16,800 hectares.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use for palm oil production in Togo peaked at 17,083 hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13,000 hectares, in 1997.
That places Togo 32nd out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,944 hectares | 14,500 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,640 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 15,900 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,230 hectares | 13,500 hectares | 16,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,900 hectares | 13,000 hectares | 16,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,543 hectares | 13,500 hectares | 13,640 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,405 hectares | 13,307 hectares | 13,541 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,410 hectares | 13,522 hectares | 17,083 hectares | 5 |
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More environment data for Togo
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 10.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.29 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7379 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use for palm oil production in Togo?
- Land use for palm oil production in Togo was 16,800 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use for palm oil production recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 17,083 hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use for palm oil production recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,000 hectares in 1997.
- How does Togo rank for land use for palm oil production?
- Togo ranks 32nd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use for palm oil production rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use for palm oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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