People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Togo
Togo: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 9.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Togo, 2004–2023
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 9.8% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Togo peaked at 9.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2004.
Togo ranks 108th of 113 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.9% | — |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +37.5% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 3.4% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Togo?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Togo was 9.8% in 2023, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2004.
- How does Togo rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Togo ranks 108th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.3%. 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.