Proportion of population practising open defecation in Togo
Togo: Proportion of population practising open defecation was 32.19 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practising open defecation in Togo, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Togo recorded 32.19 for proportion of population practising open defecation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practising open defecation in Togo peaked at 65.21 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.19, in 2024.
Togo ranks 11th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.8 | 52.46 | 65.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.89 | 38.78 | 51.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.81 | 32.19 | 37.45 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 8 Liberia 33.92 compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 33.35 compare
- 10 Kiribati 32.36 compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 29.87 compare
- 13 Madagascar 27.01 compare
- 14 Angola 25.72 compare
More population data for Togo
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.56 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.82 million (2100)
- Population density 434.64 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.56 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1566 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.17 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 15,479 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.12 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 47,494 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practising open defecation in Togo?
- Proportion of population practising open defecation in Togo was 32.19 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population practising open defecation recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 65.21 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practising open defecation recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.19 in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for proportion of population practising open defecation?
- Togo ranks 11th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practising open defecation rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population practising open defecation (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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