Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Togo
Togo: Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals was 63.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Togo, 1987–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Togo recorded 63.1% for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in 2022. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Togo peaked at 63.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2000.
Togo ranks 20th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 61.5% | — |
| 1988 | 60.0% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 58.6% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 57.4% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 56.2% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 55.3% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 54.4% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 53.5% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 52.8% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 52.1% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 51.5% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 50.9% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 50.4% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 49.9% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 51.3% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 63.1% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.0% | 58.6% | 61.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 53.4% | 50.4% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.6% | 49.9% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 63.1% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 63.1% | 63.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Togo?
- Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Togo was 63.1% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Togo ranks 20th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Municipal (domestic) water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry, and municipal purposes).