Share of the population with access to electricity in Togo
Togo: Share of the population with access to electricity was 61.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to electricity in Togo, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Togo recorded 61.1 for share of the population with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to electricity in Togo peaked at 61.1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.3, in 1998.
Togo ranks 185th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to electricity in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.3 | — |
| 1999 | 16.07 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 17 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 19.6 | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 21.3 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 23 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 24.8 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 26.5 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 27.9 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 30 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 31.8 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 33.7 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 30.8 | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 39.7 | +28.9% |
| 2012 | 39.1 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 41 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 45.7 | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 44.7 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 46.8 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 48 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 50 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 52.5 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 54.1 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 55.7 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 57.2 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 59.2 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 61.1 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.69 | 15.3 | 16.07 | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.56 | 17 | 33.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.83 | 30.8 | 52.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.46 | 54.1 | 61.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More energy & mining data for Togo
- Fuel imports 15.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 20.7% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to electricity in Togo?
- Share of the population with access to electricity in Togo was 61.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to electricity recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to electricity recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3 in 1998.
- How does Togo rank for share of the population with access to electricity?
- Togo ranks 185th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to electricity rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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