Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Togo
Togo: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 64.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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
The most recent figure for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Togo is 64.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Togo peaked at 64.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 2000.
That places Togo 216th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.1% | 45.8% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 56.1% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 62.0% | 64.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Togo?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Togo was 64.8% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Togo ranks 216th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. 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, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.