Number of people without access to electricity in Togo

Togo: Number of people without access to electricity was 3.27 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3.27 million people
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
38th
of 214 countries
All-time high
4.38 million people
in 2010
All-time low
3.27 million people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of people without access to electricity in Togo, 2000–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M2000201220242000: 4.0M people2001: 3.9M people2002: 4.0M people2003: 4.0M people2004: 4.0M people2005: 4.0M people2006: 4.0M people2007: 4.0M people2008: 4.0M people2009: 4.1M people2010: 4.4M people2011: 3.9M people2012: 4.1M people2013: 4.0M people2014: 3.8M people2015: 3.9M people2016: 3.8M people2017: 3.8M people2018: 3.7M people2019: 3.6M people2020: 3.6M people2021: 3.5M people2022: 3.5M people2023: 3.4M people2024: 3.3M people

Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2024, number of people without access to electricity in Togo stood at 3.27 million people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Togo peaked at 4.38 million people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.27 million people, in 2024.

That places Togo 38th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.99 million people 3.94 million people 4.06 million people 10
2010s 3.90 million people 3.62 million people 4.38 million people 10
2020s 3.43 million people 3.27 million people 3.57 million people 5

Countries ranked near Togo

  1. 35 Central African Republic 4.36 million people compare
  2. 36 Rwanda 3.99 million people compare
  3. 37 Liberia 3.65 million people compare
  4. 39 Senegal 3.16 million people compare
  5. 40 Congo 2.98 million people compare
  6. 41 Ghana 2.79 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people without access to electricity in Togo?
Number of people without access to electricity in Togo was 3.27 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Togo?
The highest recorded value was 4.38 million people in 2010.
What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 3.27 million people in 2024.
How does Togo rank for number of people without access to electricity?
Togo ranks 38th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Togo data come from?
The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people without access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity
Unit
people
Source
Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,325 data points, 2000–2024
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Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.