People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Togo
Togo: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 26.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Togo is 26.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Togo peaked at 26.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2004.
Togo ranks 102nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 17.8% | — |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 17.8% | 18.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 19.4% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 26.9% | 26.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 99 Haiti 27.6% compare
- 100 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 27.3% compare
- 101 Mali 27.1% compare
- 103 Equatorial Guinea 26.0% compare
- 104 Mozambique 25.0% compare
- 105 Guinea-Bissau 24.5% 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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 26.9% 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 26.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2004.
- How does Togo rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Togo ranks 102nd 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 22.8%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.