Geography & environment — Togo
Location, land area, terrain, climate, and natural resources.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Geography & environment at a glance
Location, land area, terrain, climate, and natural resources. Key figure for Togo: Africa
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Location & size
- Geographic Location
Africa
- Geographic Coordinates
8 00 N, 1 10 E
- Total Area
21,925 Square Miles 56,785 Square Kilometers
- Land Area
20,998 Square Miles 54,385 Square Kilometers
- Water Area
927 Square Miles 2,400 Square Kilometers
- Land Boundaries
1,023 Miles 1,647 Kilometers
- Border Countries
Benin 644 km, Burkina Faso 126 km, Ghana 877 km
- Coastline
35 Miles 56 Kilometers
Physical geography
- Terrain
- gently rolling savanna in north
- central hills
- southern plateau
- low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes
- Highest Point
986 Meters
- Highest Point Location
Mont Agou 986 m
- Lowest Point Location
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Natural Resources
phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land
- Irrigated Land
28 Square Miles 73 Square Kilometers
Climate & time
- Time Zone
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Climate
- Climate
- The country is divided climatically into southern and northern zones. The southern tropical average temperatures fluctuate between 70°F and 80°F , with February and March the hottest months, and June, July, and August the coolest. Humidity is high (80%-90%) most of the year. The major dry season extends from the end of November to the end of March
- August and early September are also sometimes quite dry. Equatorial conditions in the mountains of Togo support the country’s only rain forest. Northern temperatures fluctuate between 65°F and over 100°F, and humidity is less than in the south. The northern zone has one rainy and one dry season. In December-January, a cool, dry, dust-laden *quot
- harmattan" wind from the Sahara sweeps across the land.
- Terrain
- gently rolling savanna in north
- central hills
- southern plateau
- low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes
- Location
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana
- Total Area
21,925 Square Miles 56,785 Square Kilometers
- Border Countries
Benin 644 km, Burkina Faso 126 km, Ghana 877 km
Environment
- Environment - Current Issues
- deforestation attributable to slash-and-burn agriculture and the use of wood for fuel
- water pollution presents health hazards and hinders the fishing industry
- air pollution increasing in urban areas
- Environment - International Agreements
- party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling signed,
- but not ratified: none of the selected agreements