Electricity demand per person in Togo
Togo: Electricity demand per person was 262.89 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Togo, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Togo recorded 262.89 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2024.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Togo peaked at 273.59 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 112.15 kilowatt-hours, in 2001.
That places Togo 182nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Togo, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 117.06 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 112.15 kilowatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 117.36 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 124.17 kilowatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 128.76 kilowatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 129.31 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 129.27 kilowatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 121.77 kilowatt-hours | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 134.77 kilowatt-hours | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 143.53 kilowatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 147.02 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 163.06 kilowatt-hours | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 192.37 kilowatt-hours | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 144.14 kilowatt-hours | -25.1% |
| 2014 | 262.34 kilowatt-hours | +82.0% |
| 2015 | 142.83 kilowatt-hours | -45.6% |
| 2016 | 234.69 kilowatt-hours | +64.3% |
| 2017 | 211.62 kilowatt-hours | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 198.44 kilowatt-hours | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 190.29 kilowatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 182.33 kilowatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 190.27 kilowatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 251.59 kilowatt-hours | +32.2% |
| 2023 | 273.59 kilowatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 262.89 kilowatt-hours | -3.9% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 262.89 kilowatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 671.99 kilowatt-hours, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 262.89 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 249.74 kilowatt-hours, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity demand per person 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 | +82.0% | 144.14 kilowatt-hours | 262.34 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 125.82 kilowatt-hours | 112.15 kilowatt-hours | 143.53 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 188.68 kilowatt-hours | 142.83 kilowatt-hours | 262.34 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 232.13 kilowatt-hours | 182.33 kilowatt-hours | 273.59 kilowatt-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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Togo?
- Electricity demand per person in Togo was 262.89 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 273.59 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 112.15 kilowatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Togo rank for electricity demand per person?
- Togo ranks 182nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.