Electricity demand in Togo
Togo: Electricity demand was 2.21 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in Togo, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Togo recorded 2.21 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Togo peaked at 2.25 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.55 terawatt-hours, in 2001.
Togo ranks 151st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Togo, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.56 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.55 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.59 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.64 terawatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.68 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.72 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7 terawatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.88 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.93 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 1.06 terawatt-hours | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 1.28 terawatt-hours | +20.8% |
| 2013 | 0.98 terawatt-hours | -23.4% |
| 2014 | 1.82 terawatt-hours | +85.7% |
| 2015 | 1.01 terawatt-hours | -44.5% |
| 2016 | 1.69 terawatt-hours | +67.3% |
| 2017 | 1.55 terawatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.48 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.45 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.42 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.51 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 2.03 terawatt-hours | +34.4% |
| 2023 | 2.25 terawatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 2.21 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 2.21 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.06 terawatt-hours, 22% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 2.21 terawatt-hours is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.81 terawatt-hours, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity demand in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +85.7% | 0.98 terawatt-hours | 1.82 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.682 terawatt-hours | 0.55 terawatt-hours | 0.88 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 terawatt-hours | 0.93 terawatt-hours | 1.82 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 terawatt-hours | 1.42 terawatt-hours | 2.25 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More energy & mining data for Togo
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Togo?
- Electricity demand in Togo was 2.21 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.55 terawatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Togo rank for electricity demand?
- Togo ranks 151st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.