Primary energy use per person in Togo
Togo: Primary energy use per person was 1,519 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,519 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
186th
of 218 countries
All-time high
1,947 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2009
All-time low
688.66 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1997
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Primary energy use per person in Togo, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2024, primary energy use per person in Togo stood at 1,519 kilowatt-hours per person.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use per person in Togo peaked at 1,947 kilowatt-hours per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 688.66 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1997.
Togo ranks 186th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary energy use per person in Togo, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 976.19 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 888.37 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 851.21 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 882.95 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 1,003 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 931.64 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 759.32 kilowatt-hours per person | -18.5% |
| 1987 | 702.64 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 706.39 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 798.46 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 749.06 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 1,185 kilowatt-hours per person | +58.2% |
| 1992 | 864.12 kilowatt-hours per person | -27.1% |
| 1993 | 688.96 kilowatt-hours per person | -20.3% |
| 1994 | 758.08 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 744.52 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 708.94 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 688.66 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 705.64 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 988.73 kilowatt-hours per person | +40.1% |
| 2000 | 940.3 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 818.33 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 873.43 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 1,057 kilowatt-hours per person | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 1,024 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 974.19 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 825.43 kilowatt-hours per person | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 970.26 kilowatt-hours per person | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 1,128 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 1,947 kilowatt-hours per person | +72.6% |
| 2010 | 1,801 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 1,630 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 1,437 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 1,387 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 1,260 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 864.3 kilowatt-hours per person | -31.4% |
| 2016 | 1,202 kilowatt-hours per person | +39.0% |
| 2017 | 1,114 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 1,326 kilowatt-hours per person | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 1,233 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 1,275 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 1,462 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 1,461 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,597 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 1,519 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.9% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 1,519 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,263 kilowatt-hours per person, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 1,519 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,598 kilowatt-hours per person, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary energy use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +72.6% | 1,128 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,947 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1991 | +58.2% | 749.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,185 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 849.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 702.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,003 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 808.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 688.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,185 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,056 kilowatt-hours per person | 818.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,947 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,325 kilowatt-hours per person | 864.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,801 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,463 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,275 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,597 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 183 Lesotho 1,682 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 184 Kenya 1,677 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 185 Solomon Islands 1,641 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 187 Yemen 1,518 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 188 Guinea 1,483 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 189 Sudan 1,282 kilowatt-hours per person 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 primary energy use per person in Togo?
- Primary energy use per person in Togo was 1,519 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy use per person recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 1,947 kilowatt-hours per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary energy use per person recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 688.66 kilowatt-hours per person in 1997.
- How does Togo rank for primary energy use per person?
- Togo ranks 186th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary energy use per person rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.