People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Togo
Togo: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban was 73.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic drinking water services, 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 using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Togo is 73.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Togo peaked at 85.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2022.
Togo ranks 180th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.5% | — |
| 2001 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 85.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 84.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 82.7% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 82.1% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 80.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 78.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 76.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 74.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 73.9% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 73.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.2% | 82.1% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 75.3% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 73.2% | 74.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 177 Chad 77.9% compare
- 178 Benin 75.9% compare
- 179 Sudan 73.9% compare
- 181 Guinea-Bissau 72.7% compare
- 182 South Sudan 66.1% compare
- 183 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 59.3% 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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 5.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate -0.1862 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Togo?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Togo was 73.6% 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 using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2022.
- How does Togo rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- Togo ranks 180th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.