People practicing open defecation, rural in Togo
Togo: People practicing open defecation, rural was 50.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Togo, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, rural in Togo stood at 50.9%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Togo peaked at 85.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 2024.
That places Togo 11th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.7% | — |
| 2001 | 84.2% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 82.8% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 81.3% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 78.4% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 75.5% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 72.6% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 71.2% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 65.4% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 63.9% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 58.1% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 53.8% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 50.9% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.1% | 72.6% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 58.1% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 50.9% | 56.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 8 Solomon Islands 58.9% compare
- 9 Liberia 57.5% compare
- 10 Namibia 53.5% compare
- 12 Kiribati 49.7% compare
- 13 Sao Tome and Principe 43.2% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 42.3% 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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0103 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0092 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Togo?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Togo was 50.9% 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, rural recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Togo ranks 11th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.