Food insecurity — all countries

Food insecurity — Togo

Food insecurity in Togo in 2023 — 58.5%. Ranked 113 in the world out of 134. Since 2015, the indicator has fallen by 1.9 pp.

2023 58.5% +1.5 pp vs 2022
World rank 113of 134
Period maximum 62.2%2016
Period minimum 54.7%2020

Trend over time

2015–2023 · % of population

Food insecurity — Togo, 2015–20235456586062642015201620172018201920202021202220232015: 60.4%2016: 62.2%2017: 61.7%2018: 59.6%2019: 56.3%2020: 54.7%2021: 56%2022: 57%2023: 58.5%
Change over the period: −1.9 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Togo

Togo 58.5%
World 28.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 61.9%
Western Africa computed 61.1%
Low-income countries computed 67%
Food insecurity — Togo, by year Togo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 58.5 +1.5 pp
2022 57 +1 pp
2021 56 +1.3 pp
2020 54.7 −1.6 pp
2019 56.3 −3.3 pp
2018 59.6 −2.1 pp
2017 61.7 −0.5 pp
2016 62.2 +1.8 pp
2015 60.4

About the indicator

The share of the population that experienced moderate or severe food insecurity, on the FIES scale of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The indicator is built not on calories but on a survey: people are asked whether over the past year they had to eat less, skip meals or go without food for a whole day because of a lack of money. That is why it catches what undernourishment by calories misses — episodic shortage in countries where the average diet is sufficient.

Important: The moderate and severe forms together, so the values are substantially higher than those of the undernourishment indicator. Based on a survey rather than on a food balance sheet — this is an independent measurement, not a refinement.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.