Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Togo

Togo: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 57.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
57.5%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
154th
of 178 countries
All-time high
57.5%
in 2024
All-time low
26.9%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Togo, 2000–2024

02040602000201220242000: 26.9 %2001: 28.4 %2002: 29.9 %2003: 31.4 %2004: 32.8 %2005: 34.2 %2006: 35.6 %2007: 37 %2008: 38.3 %2009: 39.6 %2010: 40.9 %2011: 42.2 %2012: 43.5 %2013: 44.7 %2014: 45.9 %2015: 47.1 %2016: 48.2 %2017: 49.3 %2018: 50.4 %2019: 51.5 %2020: 52.6 %2021: 53.6 %2022: 54.6 %2023: 56.1 %2024: 57.5 %

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 the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Togo is 57.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Togo peaked at 57.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2000.

Togo ranks 154th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.4% 26.9% 39.6% 10
2010s 46.4% 40.9% 51.5% 10
2020s 54.9% 52.6% 57.5% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Togo?
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Togo was 57.5% 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 the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Togo?
The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2000.
How does Togo rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
Togo ranks 154th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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 the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 4,351 data points, 2000–2024
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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.