Togo — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Togo, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Togo was 22.46% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 23.87% in 1990. The lowest was 22.23% in 2020 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.18% per year.
Togo ranks 126 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 59%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.46%, so Togo sits level with it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 6% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 0%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 24 of 48 economies; Malawi (22.00%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 105th of 178 in 1990 → 123rd of 207 in 2000 → 126th of 209 in 2010 → 128th of 214 in 2020 → 125th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22.46% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 22.34% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 22.29% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 22.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 22.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 22.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 22.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 22.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 22.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 22.61% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 22.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 22.72% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 22.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 22.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 22.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 22.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 23% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 23.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 23.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 23.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 23.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 23.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 23.32% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 23.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 23.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 23.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 23.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 23.59% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 23.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 23.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 23.76% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 23.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 23.87% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Togo’s Forest area in 1991?
23.81% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Togo’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -5.9% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 22.46%; 2023: 22.4%; 2022: 22.34%; 2021: 22.29%; 2020: 22.23%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.