Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Togo
Togo: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.21 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Togo, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Togo is 0.21 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Togo peaked at 0.21 terawatt-hours in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.04 terawatt-hours, in 2013.
That places Togo 158th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Togo, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +80.0% |
| 2003 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | -55.6% |
| 2014 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | +200.0% |
| 2015 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +233.3% |
| 2017 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | -38.1% |
| 2020 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | -30.8% |
| 2021 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +77.8% |
| 2022 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.21 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.03 terawatt-hours, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.21 terawatt-hours is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6 terawatt-hours, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +233.3% | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.2 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.12 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.125 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.21 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.166 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 0.21 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 155 French Polynesia 0.25 terawatt-hours compare
- 156 Macao 0.24 terawatt-hours compare
- 157 Faroe Islands 0.23 terawatt-hours compare
- 159 Sierra Leone 0.2 terawatt-hours compare
- 160 Aruba 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Cape Verde 0.16 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Guam 0.16 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Haiti 0.16 terawatt-hours compare
More climate change data for Togo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 788,262 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,150 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,390 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 229.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 160.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6059 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Togo?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Togo was 0.21 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.21 terawatt-hours in 2017.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2013.
- How does Togo rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Togo ranks 158th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.