Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Togo
Togo: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population was 91.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population 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
In 2024, using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Togo stood at 91.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Togo peaked at 91.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 2000.
That places Togo 178th out of 188 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.
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.5% | — |
| 2001 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 88.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 91.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 98.5%, 93% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Togo's 91.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.6%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.8% | 84.5% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 87.5% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 90.5% | 91.7% | 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)
- 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 using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Togo?
- Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Togo was 91.7% 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 using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Togo ranks 178th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population. 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, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.