Armed forces personnel percent in Jamaica
Jamaica: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.212 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel percent in Jamaica, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.212 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 105.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Jamaica peaked at 0.2125 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0748, in 2004.
That places Jamaica 118th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0917 | — |
| 1989 | 0.127 | +38.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1261 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.125 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1237 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1225 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1212 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.14 | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1386 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1362 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.135 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1166 | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 0.115 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1143 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1136 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1129 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0748 | -33.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1116 | +49.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1111 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1105 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1101 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1034 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.103 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1025 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1021 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1017 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1235 | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1231 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1406 | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1421 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.211 | +48.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2125 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.212 | -0.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.212 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.212 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3684, 58% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +49.2% | 0.0748 | 0.1116 |
| 2018 | +48.5% | 0.1421 | 0.211 |
| 1989 | +38.5% | 0.0917 | 0.127 |
| 2004 | -33.7% | 0.1129 | 0.0748 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1093 | 0.0917 | 0.127 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1285 | 0.1166 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1077 | 0.0748 | 0.115 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1362 | 0.1017 | 0.2125 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.212 | 0.212 | 0.212 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Jamaica?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Jamaica was 0.212 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2125 in 2019.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0748 in 2004.
- How does Jamaica rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Jamaica ranks 118th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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