Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Togo
Togo: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 32.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Togo, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Togo recorded 32.2% for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Togo peaked at 65.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2024.
Togo ranks 11th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.2% | — |
| 2001 | 63.8% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 60.9% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 59.5% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 56.7% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 53.8% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 38.8% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 33.5% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.8% | 52.5% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 38.8% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 32.2% | 37.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 8 Liberia 33.9% compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 33.3% compare
- 10 Kiribati 32.4% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 29.9% compare
- 13 Madagascar 27.0% compare
- 14 Angola 25.7% compare
More infrastructure data for Togo
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.69 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 80.8 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 78,576 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.8258 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 78,576 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9146 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Togo?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Togo was 32.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Togo ranks 11th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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