People practicing open defecation in Togo
Togo: People practicing open defecation was 32.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Togo, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation in Togo stood at 32.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Togo peaked at 65.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2024.
Togo ranks 11th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.2% | — |
| 2001 | 63.8% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 60.9% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 59.5% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 56.7% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 53.8% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 38.8% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 33.5% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.8% | 52.5% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 38.8% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 32.2% | 37.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 8 Liberia 33.9% compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 33.3% compare
- 10 Kiribati 32.4% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 29.9% compare
- 13 Madagascar 27.0% compare
- 14 Angola 25.7% compare
More health data for Togo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7948 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 875 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,021 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1984 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2059 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Togo?
- People practicing open defecation in Togo was 32.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Togo ranks 11th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.