People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Togo
Togo: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 21.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Togo, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Togo stood at 21.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Togo peaked at 21.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2000.
That places Togo 87th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Togo, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.1% | — |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 13.1% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 18.0% | 21.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 84 Ghana 25.6% compare
- 85 Côte d'Ivoire 25.6% compare
- 86 Burkina Faso 21.7% compare
- 88 Congo 19.0% compare
- 89 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18.9% compare
- 90 Sierra Leone 18.2% 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 using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Togo?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Togo was 21.5% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Togo ranks 87th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).