Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Togo: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 39.5% (2024), 160th of 188 in the world and 22nd of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 80.8 (2024), 166th of 210 in the world and 29th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 1.4 (2024), 164th of 208 in the world and 15th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Internet users
TogoSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
TogoSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Togo in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 39.5%2024 | 160/188 | 22/46 | 0.8% | 3.0% | 29.0% | +33.8 ppsince 2014 | 35.7% | 62.9% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 80.82024 | 166/210 | 29/48 | 1.0 | 38.7 | 75.2 | +34%since 2014 | 90.4 | 89.9 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 1.42024 | 164/208 | 15/48 | · | 0.4 | 0.6 | +739%since 2014 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 0.82024 | 172/213 | 15/48 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | +16%since 2014 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 1022024 | 166/215 | 10/48 | · | 0 | 28 | +3,829%since 2014 | 903 | 717 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 61.1%2024 | 186/215 | 21/48 | 17.0% | 30.8% | 54.1% | +15.4 ppsince 2014 | 55.1% | 91.4% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 33.9%2024 | 189/211 | 26/47 | 6.4% | 9.3% | 24.3% | +12.8 ppsince 2014 | 35.7% | 88.0% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 96.0%2024 | 167/213 | 9/48 | 38.5% | 66.5% | 94.0% | +12.8 ppsince 2014 | 82.9% | 96.2% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 15.0%2024 | 164/192 | 24/48 | 1.0% | 3.0% | 11.0% | +9.0 ppsince 2014 | 22.9% | 63.8% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 242 kWh2024 | 131/149 | 16/32 | 98 kWh | 126 kWh | 181 kWh | +30%since 2014 | 380 kWh | 928 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 493 kgoe2024 | 121/150 | 12/32 | 441 kgoe | 493 kgoe | 473 kgoe | +8.2%since 2014 | 476 kgoe | 640 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 28.1%2024 | 7/149 | 5/32 | 47.4% | 49.2% | 43.5% | −23.3 ppsince 2012 | 13.4% | 14.4% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+33.8 pp39.5% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+739%1.4 in 2024
- Secure servers+3,829%102 in 2024
- Electricity access+15.4 pp61.1% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Togo and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Togo. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Togo | Ghana | Burkina Faso | Benin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 39.5%2024 | 72.2%2024 | 28.3%2024 | 34.0%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 80.82024 | 113.62024 | 116.62024 | 125.92024 |
| Fixed broadband | 1.42024 | 0.72024 | 0.92024 | 0.32024 |
| Fixed telephone | 0.82024 | 0.82024 | 0.32024 | 0.02024 |
| Secure servers | 1022024 | 492024 | 292024 | 202024 |
| Electricity access | 61.1%2024 | 91.9%2024 | 34.0%2024 | 59.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 33.9%2024 | 82.6%2024 | 12.7%2024 | 45.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 96.0%2024 | 98.6%2024 | 87.8%2024 | 71.6%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 15.0%2024 | 35.0%2024 | 18.0%2024 | 8.0%2024 |