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
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 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 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.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.9% | — |
| 2001 | 28.4% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 35.6% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 38.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 43.5% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 51.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 53.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 54.6% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 56.1% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 57.5% | +2.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 57.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 76% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Togo's 57.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.5%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 33.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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
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.