Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Togo
Togo: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre was 61.69 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Togo, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Togo is 61.69 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Togo peaked at 80.48 people per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 61.69 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Togo 11th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Togo, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 72.49 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 72.74 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 72.97 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 73.02 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.15 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.83 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 73.98 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 74.43 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 74.73 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 80.48 people per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 72.07 people per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 74.5 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 73.75 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 69.26 people per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 71.9 people per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 70.43 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 70.03 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 68.56 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 66.55 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 65.72 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 64.64 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 63.49 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 61.69 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.44 people per square kilometre | 72.49 people per square kilometre | 74.73 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.75 people per square kilometre | 66.55 people per square kilometre | 80.48 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.89 people per square kilometre | 61.69 people per square kilometre | 65.72 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 8 Gambia 88.24 people per square kilometre compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 75.6 people per square kilometre compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 65.9 people per square kilometre compare
- 12 Benin 53.81 people per square kilometre compare
- 13 Ethiopia 50.86 people per square kilometre compare
- 14 Comoros 46.61 people per square kilometre compare
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 number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Togo?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Togo was 61.69 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 80.48 people per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.69 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Togo rank for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Togo ranks 11th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people without access to electricity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.