Armed forces personnel percent in Lebanon
Lebanon: Armed forces personnel percent was 1.4 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel percent in Lebanon, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 1.4 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Lebanon peaked at 1.93 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5106, in 1989.
That places Lebanon 10th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.5408 | — |
| 1989 | 0.5106 | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 1 | +96.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9812 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9874 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9684 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.29 | +32.7% |
| 1995 | 1.59 | +23.4% |
| 1996 | 1.67 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 1.79 | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 1.63 | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 1.9 | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 1.77 | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 1.93 | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 1.9 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.88 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.85 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.82 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.6 | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 1.57 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.54 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.58 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.57 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.57 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.53 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.39 | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 1.26 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 1.24 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.27 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.34 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.38 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.4 | +1.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 1.4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 6.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 1.4 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.741, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +96.1% | 0.5106 | 1 |
| 1994 | +32.7% | 0.9684 | 1.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5257 | 0.5106 | 0.5408 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.38 | 0.9684 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 | 1.54 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 | 1.24 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More reference data data for Lebanon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1386 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0543 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9479 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0986 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Lebanon?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Lebanon was 1.4 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 in 2001.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5106 in 1989.
- How does Lebanon rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Lebanon ranks 10th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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