Share of forest area within protected areas in Togo
Togo: Share of forest area within protected areas was 8.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest area within protected areas in Togo, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of forest area within protected areas in Togo is 8.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Togo peaked at 8.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1990.
Togo ranks 145th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.7% | — |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +85.0% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -45.9% |
| 2025 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 8.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 50% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Togo's 8.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 8.7% | 16.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 2 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest area within protected areas in Togo?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Togo was 8.7% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1990.
- How does Togo rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Togo ranks 145th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).