Armed forces personnel percent in Kenya
Kenya: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.046 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Kenya, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.046 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Kenya peaked at 0.1098 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.046, in 2020.
That places Kenya 162nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0713 | — |
| 1989 | 0.0904 | +26.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0874 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0846 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0984 | +16.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0956 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0851 | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1098 | +29.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1068 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1039 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1011 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0982 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0888 | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.093 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0901 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0865 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0835 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.081 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0762 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.074 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0721 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.07 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0681 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0663 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0647 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0632 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0618 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0604 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0589 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.058 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0566 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.046 | -18.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.046 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 21% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.046 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 35% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +29.0% | 0.0851 | 0.1098 |
| 1989 | +26.7% | 0.0713 | 0.0904 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0809 | 0.0713 | 0.0904 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0971 | 0.0846 | 0.1098 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0828 | 0.0721 | 0.093 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0628 | 0.0566 | 0.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.046 | 0.046 | 0.046 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 159 Equatorial Guinea 0.0583 compare
- 160 Burkina Faso 0.0512 compare
- 161 Ghana 0.0502 compare
- 163 Tanzania 0.0459 compare
- 164 Niger 0.0422 compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 0.0408 compare
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Kenya?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Kenya was 0.046 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1098 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.046 in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Kenya ranks 162nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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