Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Togo
Togo: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 0.3276 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Togo, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Togo recorded 0.3276 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Togo peaked at 0.5089 tonnes per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.018 tonnes per person, in 1951.
Togo ranks 188th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0254 tonnes per person | 0.018 tonnes per person | 0.0334 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0766 tonnes per person | 0.0394 tonnes per person | 0.1183 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1861 tonnes per person | 0.1264 tonnes per person | 0.5089 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.253 tonnes per person | 0.2056 tonnes per person | 0.2846 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2791 tonnes per person | 0.198 tonnes per person | 0.3966 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2979 tonnes per person | 0.2363 tonnes per person | 0.4136 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3001 tonnes per person | 0.2149 tonnes per person | 0.4103 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.335 tonnes per person | 0.3248 tonnes per person | 0.3533 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 relative to the global average in Togo?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Togo was 0.3276 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5089 tonnes per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.018 tonnes per person in 1951.
- How does Togo rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Togo ranks 188th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.