People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Togo
Togo: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 14.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using at least basic sanitation services, 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
Togo recorded 14.3% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Togo peaked at 14.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2000.
Togo ranks 160th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 5.1% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 12.5% | 14.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 157 Papua New Guinea 19.6% compare
- 158 Guinea-Bissau 17.2% compare
- 159 Sierra Leone 15.3% compare
- 161 Benin 11.8% compare
- 162 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 11.2% compare
- 163 Madagascar 10.6% 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 0.5305 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0024 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Togo?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Togo was 14.3% 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 sanitation services, rural recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- Togo ranks 160th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.