People practicing open defecation, urban in Togo
Togo: People practicing open defecation, urban was 9.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Togo, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban in Togo is 9.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Togo peaked at 23.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2024.
Togo ranks 10th of 182 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, urban in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.5% | — |
| 2001 | 22.9% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 18.2% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 12.3% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.4% | 11.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Togo?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Togo was 9.4% 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, urban recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Togo ranks 10th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.