Armed forces personnel percent in Algeria
Algeria: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.7402 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel percent in Algeria, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel percent in Algeria stood at 0.7402.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Algeria peaked at 1 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4518, in 1994.
That places Algeria 35th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.7724 | — |
| 1989 | 0.509 | -34.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4965 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4848 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4732 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4619 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4518 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5722 | +26.6% |
| 1996 | 0.568 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9135 | +60.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8924 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9949 | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9876 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9741 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9594 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9746 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9635 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9934 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9769 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9593 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9417 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8765 | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8595 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8426 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8257 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8091 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7926 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7765 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7604 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7458 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7322 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7402 | +1.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.7402 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.7402 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.741, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +60.8% | 0.568 | 0.9135 |
| 1989 | -34.1% | 0.7724 | 0.509 |
| 1995 | +26.6% | 0.4518 | 0.5722 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6407 | 0.509 | 0.7724 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6309 | 0.4518 | 0.9949 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9732 | 0.9417 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8021 | 0.7322 | 0.8765 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7402 | 0.7402 | 0.7402 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Algeria?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Algeria was 0.7402 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2002.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4518 in 1994.
- How does Algeria rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Algeria ranks 35th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel percent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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