People using at least basic sanitation services in Togo
Togo: People using at least basic sanitation services was 25.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Togo, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in Togo is 25.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Togo peaked at 25.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2000.
That places Togo 200th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.0% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 13.3% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 22.7% | 25.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 197 Ghana 31.6% compare
- 198 Haiti 29.1% compare
- 199 Guinea-Bissau 28.9% compare
- 201 Sierra Leone 24.9% compare
- 202 Uganda 23.9% compare
- 203 Papua New Guinea 23.6% compare
More health data for Togo
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 122,609 (2025)
- Population, male 48.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.51 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 113,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 118,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 115,961 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 121,282 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 117,180 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 116,914 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Togo?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Togo was 25.2% 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 recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Togo ranks 200th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. 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 using at least basic sanitation services (% of 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.