Armed forces personnel percent in Nigeria
Nigeria: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.1042 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel percent in Nigeria, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel percent in Nigeria stood at 0.1042.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Nigeria peaked at 0.1236 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0723, in 1993.
That places Nigeria 149th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1107 | — |
| 1989 | 0.1132 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0968 | -14.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0943 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0742 | -21.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0723 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0741 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0804 | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0783 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0916 | +17.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0893 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1008 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0843 | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1236 | +46.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1202 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.117 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1134 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.111 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1087 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1057 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1028 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0972 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0945 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0919 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0895 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0871 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1049 | +20.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1023 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1074 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1088 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1065 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1042 | -2.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.1042 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 48% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.1042 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +46.7% | 0.0843 | 0.1236 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.112 | 0.1107 | 0.1132 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0852 | 0.0723 | 0.1008 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1087 | 0.0843 | 0.1236 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.099 | 0.0871 | 0.1088 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1042 | 0.1042 | 0.1042 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Nigeria?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Nigeria was 0.1042 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1236 in 2001.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0723 in 1993.
- How does Nigeria rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Nigeria ranks 149th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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