Togo's forest cover fell from 24.3 % in 1994 to 22.1 % in 2023.
Togo · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Togo's forest area fell from 13,244 km in 1994 to 12,004 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
48th of 213 · 12th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Togo's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 27.8 % in 2013 to 27.9 % in 2025.
Togo's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 59.8 % in 1994 to 70.2 % in 2023.
Togo's arable land (% of land area) rose from 39.5 % in 1994 to 48.7 % in 2023.
Air
Togo's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 42.0 in 1994 to 34.3 in 2023.
Water
Togo's water stress rose from 1.1 % in 1993 to 1.9 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
115th of 181 · 25th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Togo's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 2,958 in 1993 to 1,425 in 2022.
Access
Togo's safe drinking water rose from 10.0 % in 2000 to 20.5 % in 2024.
Togo's safe sanitation rose from 4.3 % in 2000 to 13.0 % in 2024.