Armed forces personnel percent in Botswana
Botswana: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.3804 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Botswana, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Botswana is 0.3804, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Botswana peaked at 0.609 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3565, in 1985.
Botswana ranks 82nd of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.3565 | — |
| 1989 | 0.4723 | +32.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4595 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5217 | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5072 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4929 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4794 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5671 | +18.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5534 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5408 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5912 | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.609 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5962 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.584 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6018 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5913 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5534 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5979 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5868 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5756 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5641 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5275 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5164 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5064 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.498 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4905 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4834 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4085 | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4027 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.397 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3914 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3859 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3804 | -1.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.3804 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.3804 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Botswana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +32.5% | 0.3565 | 0.4723 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4144 | 0.3565 | 0.4723 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5322 | 0.4595 | 0.609 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5778 | 0.5275 | 0.6018 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.448 | 0.3859 | 0.5164 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3804 | 0.3804 | 0.3804 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Botswana?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Botswana was 0.3804 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.609 in 1999.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3565 in 1985.
- How does Botswana rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Botswana ranks 82nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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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