Armed forces personnel percent in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.0408 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Papua New Guinea, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0408 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.1027 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0217, in 2015.
That places Papua New Guinea 165th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.092 | — |
| 1989 | 0.079 | -14.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1027 | +29.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0995 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.096 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0893 | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0818 | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0769 | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0862 | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0832 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0804 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0795 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0768 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0523 | -31.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0506 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0474 | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0459 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0445 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0431 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0418 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0419 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0406 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0394 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0235 | -40.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0229 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0223 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0217 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0402 | +84.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0436 | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0383 | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0416 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0408 | -2.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0408 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 19% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0408 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4847, 8% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +84.9% | 0.0217 | 0.0402 |
| 2012 | -40.4% | 0.0394 | 0.0235 |
| 1990 | +29.9% | 0.079 | 0.1027 |
| 2002 | -31.9% | 0.0768 | 0.0523 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0855 | 0.079 | 0.092 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0884 | 0.0769 | 0.1027 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0524 | 0.0418 | 0.0795 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0334 | 0.0217 | 0.0436 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0408 | 0.0408 | 0.0408 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Papua New Guinea?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Papua New Guinea was 0.0408 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1027 in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0217 in 2015.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 165th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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