Armed forces personnel percent in Lesotho
Lesotho: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.0895 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.0895
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
154th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.1231
in 1985
All-time low
0.0895
in 2020
Years of data
33
1985–2020
Armed forces personnel percent in Lesotho, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Lesotho is 0.0895, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Lesotho peaked at 0.1231 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0895, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 154th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1231 | — |
| 1989 | 0.1126 | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1105 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1086 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1068 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1052 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1037 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1025 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1014 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1006 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1001 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0998 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0998 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1003 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1008 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1015 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1024 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1028 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1024 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1017 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.101 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1002 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0993 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0983 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0973 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0961 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.095 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0939 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0927 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0916 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0905 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0895 | -1.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0895 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 41% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0895 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1179 | 0.1126 | 0.1231 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1039 | 0.0998 | 0.1105 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1013 | 0.0998 | 0.1028 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0955 | 0.0905 | 0.1002 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0895 | 0.0895 | 0.0895 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Lesotho?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Lesotho was 0.0895 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1231 in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0895 in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Lesotho ranks 154th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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