Land use for vegetable oil crops in Togo
Togo: Land use for vegetable oil crops was 16,800 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land use for vegetable oil crops in Togo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use for vegetable oil crops in Togo is 16,800 hectares, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use for vegetable oil crops in Togo peaked at 17,083 hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13,000 hectares, in 1997.
That places Togo 32nd out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land use for vegetable oil crops in Togo, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,500 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 15,000 hectares | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 15,500 hectares | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 15,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 15,800 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 15,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 15,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 15,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15,900 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 15,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16,000 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 13,500 hectares | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 13,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 13,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 13,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 13,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 13,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 13,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 13,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15,500 hectares | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 16,500 hectares | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 13,000 hectares | -21.2% |
| 1998 | 13,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13,500 hectares | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 13,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13,640 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 13,624 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 13,599 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 13,571 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 13,541 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 13,511 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 13,492 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 13,350 hectares | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 13,307 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 13,316 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 13,338 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 13,379 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 13,441 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 13,371 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 13,522 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 13,824 hectares | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 15,823 hectares | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 17,083 hectares | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 16,800 hectares | -1.7% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 16,800 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41,858 hectares, 40% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Togo's 16,800 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18,156 hectares, 93% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,944 hectares | 14,500 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,640 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 15,900 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,230 hectares | 13,500 hectares | 16,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,900 hectares | 13,000 hectares | 16,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,543 hectares | 13,500 hectares | 13,640 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,405 hectares | 13,307 hectares | 13,541 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,410 hectares | 13,522 hectares | 17,083 hectares | 5 |
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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 land use for vegetable oil crops in Togo?
- Land use for vegetable oil crops in Togo was 16,800 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use for vegetable oil crops recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 17,083 hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use for vegetable oil crops recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,000 hectares in 1997.
- How does Togo rank for land use for vegetable oil crops?
- Togo ranks 32nd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use for vegetable oil crops rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use for vegetable oil crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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