Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Togo
Togo: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 156.86 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Togo, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Togo recorded 156.86 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in 2023.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Togo peaked at 314.8 kilograms per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 43.72 kilograms per person, in 1993.
That places Togo 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.92 kilograms per person | 43.72 kilograms per person | 153.81 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 129.1 kilograms per person | 59.13 kilograms per person | 314.8 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 136.37 kilograms per person | 56.22 kilograms per person | 252.93 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 157.14 kilograms per person | 152.44 kilograms per person | 160.5 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 154 Mali 172.07 kilograms per person compare
- 155 Papua New Guinea 162.66 kilograms per person compare
- 156 Burkina Faso 159.82 kilograms per person compare
- 158 Zimbabwe 152.99 kilograms per person compare
- 159 Kyrgyzstan 152.68 kilograms per person compare
- 160 Cuba 140.65 kilograms per person compare
More climate change data for Togo
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 8.59 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.5% (2025)
- Urban population 3.81 million (2025)
- Urban population 44.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.3276 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 76.63 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.3276 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.3276 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Togo?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Togo was 156.86 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 314.8 kilograms per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.72 kilograms per person in 1993.
- How does Togo rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Togo ranks 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.