Share of cereals allocated to human food in Togo
Togo: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 75.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Togo, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to human food in Togo is 75.8%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Togo peaked at 100.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 2022.
That places Togo 65th out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100.0% | — |
| 1962 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 97.0% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 99.6% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 94.1% | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 96.9% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 97.4% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 98.3% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 96.6% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 88.5% | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 87.3% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 95.4% | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 93.6% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 96.7% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 89.2% | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 90.3% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 87.2% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 86.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 87.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 85.4% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 83.7% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 83.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 83.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.8% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 88.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 90.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 83.7% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 81.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 77.2% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 82.8% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | -8.5% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 75.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 75.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.3%, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 99.7% | 97.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.9% | 88.5% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.1% | 86.9% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 83.3% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 77.5% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 75.8% | 82.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More agriculture & rural data for Togo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2033 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.29 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5561 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to human food in Togo?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Togo was 75.8% in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 2022.
- How does Togo rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Togo ranks 65th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.