Armed forces personnel percent in Malta
Malta: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.3859 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Malta, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.3859 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Malta peaked at 0.5487 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2269, in 1985.
That places Malta 81st out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2269 | — |
| 1989 | 0.5487 | +141.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5436 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5386 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5336 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5288 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5243 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4941 | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.516 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4991 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4825 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4787 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5251 | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5214 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5178 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5144 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4869 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4839 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4814 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4794 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4774 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.504 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5032 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4993 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4993 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4971 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4902 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4787 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4678 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4274 | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3612 | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3968 | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3859 | -2.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.3859 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4613, 84% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.3859 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.741, 52% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +141.8% | 0.2269 | 0.5487 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3878 | 0.2269 | 0.5487 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5139 | 0.4787 | 0.5436 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4992 | 0.4774 | 0.5251 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4621 | 0.3612 | 0.5032 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3859 | 0.3859 | 0.3859 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Malta?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Malta was 0.3859 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5487 in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2269 in 1985.
- How does Malta rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Malta ranks 81st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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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