Armed forces personnel percent in Libya
Libya: Armed forces personnel percent was 0 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Libya, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel percent in Libya stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Libya peaked at 1.98 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2014.
That places Libya 169th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.87 | — |
| 1989 | 1.98 | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 1.93 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.89 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.83 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.8 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.66 | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 1.64 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.31 | -19.9% |
| 1997 | 1.29 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.27 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.26 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.44 | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 1.42 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.39 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.36 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.32 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.3 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.27 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.25 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.22 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.19 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1133 | -90.5% |
| 2013 | 0.111 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512. (48 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.741. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -100.0% | 0.111 | 0 |
| 2012 | -90.5% | 1.19 | 0.1133 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.93 | 1.87 | 1.98 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.59 | 1.26 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 | 1.19 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0748 | 0 | 0.1133 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 166 Liberia 0.0388 compare
- 167 Mozambique 0.0357 compare
- 168 Haiti 0.0089 compare
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 169 Iceland 0 compare
- 169 Palestine 0 compare
- 169 Seychelles 0 compare
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Libya?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Libya was 0 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2014.
- How does Libya rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Libya ranks 169th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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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