Crops · dekad 2026-09-01

Togo

Togo is 10th most stressed of 26 observations for this point in the season, and rose over this window, ranking 26th of 26 by fall steepness, from the 21st highest starting level of those 26. None of its 5 crop regions is at a record low on the measure that adds up the whole season, marked below, which is also the slowest of them to move.

Vegetation, cumulativethe harvest measure0of 5
Vegetation, current0of 5
Water satisfaction0of 5
Rainfall, 3-month0of 5
Temperature3of 5

What moved, and when

Each square is one dekad, and its shade shows how many of this country’s crop regions stood at their own worst on record for that point in the season. Rows are ordered by how much time each instrument summarises, shortest first, because a shorter window can move sooner. That order is fixed and is the same on every country page.

Vegetation, currentthis dekad
Soil moisturethis dekad
Temperaturethis dekadalready elevated when this window opens, so nothing here shows when it began
Rainfall, 3-monththe past 3 months
Vegetation, cumulativethe season so far, from sowing
Water satisfactionthe season so far, as a water balance
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
none at a recordone regionfewer than a thirda third to three quartersmost or alltoo few regions reporting to saynot reported
What connects these rows

The driver is water. This section says what moved and when. It never says because.

These 25 dekads were picked rather than derived. A shorter window changes which peak looks like the first, and a sequence visible inside a window may not exist outside it.

How bad is it, against this country’s own record

Five instruments read together our combination, not an observation

10th worst of 26 years at this point in the season

The 10th most stressed of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026, across 5 instruments read together

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What the instruments say

The canopy is in its worst third, while water satisfaction and rainfall are in mid-range.

Each track is that instrument’s own 26 years, worst on the left.

Vegetation, cumulative-0.248th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.3425th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction97%14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.1815th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature25.8 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Five instruments, each against its own 26 years for this point in the season. They are shown together because they can disagree: a region can sit at a record low on vegetation while water or rainfall sits in its best third. 66 of the 440 regions at a record low on current vegetation have water or rainfall sitting in its own best third at the same moment, about one in seven. This page reports where each one sits and does not say what caused what.

Every region of Togo, worst to least

Each bar is the full spread of that region’s previous 25 years at this point in the season. The dot is this year. A dot at the left of a wide bar and a dot at the left of a narrow bar are different findings, which is why the history is drawn rather than described.

its normalworsebetterKaraSavanesPlateauxCentraleMaritime

Regions in colour are at their worst on record. The rest are placed on the same scale so a single deep region inside an otherwise ordinary country reads differently from a country where the whole distribution has moved.

Kara

-0.65 6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.656th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.2620th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction95%6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.2717th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature25.8 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Savanes

-0.27 10th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.2710th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.3919th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction98%14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.3918th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature26.5 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Plateaux

-0.18 8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.188th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.0313th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction99%23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.2212th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature24.8 °C6th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Centrale

+0.16 17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.1617th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.3524th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction99%22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.036th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature24.7 °C3rd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Maritime

+0.80 23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.8023rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+1.1426th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction88%12th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.7819th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature25.5 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

This measurement is of the crop canopy and not of what stressed it: heat, drought, disease and late planting are not separable here, which is why no claim on this page names a cause.

Kristjan Lepik (2026). The Long Swell, Crops. thelongswell.com