Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Togo
Togo: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 85.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Togo, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Togo is 85.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Togo peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2024.
Togo ranks 29th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 90.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 85.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 27 Papua New Guinea 88.0% compare
- 28 Solomon Islands 86.0% compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 82.0% compare
- 31 Timor-Leste 81.0% compare
- 32 Vanuatu 80.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Togo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -73.35 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -8.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 83.75 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 5.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 9.96 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 19.6 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Togo?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Togo was 85.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Togo ranks 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.