Armed forces personnel percent in Qatar
Qatar: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.7848 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Qatar, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Qatar is 0.7848, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Qatar peaked at 2.5 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4861, in 2015.
Qatar ranks 32nd of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.64 | — |
| 1989 | 1.64 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 2.5 | +52.0% |
| 1991 | 2.42 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 1.7 | -29.6% |
| 1993 | 1.65 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 2 | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 2.16 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 2.23 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 2.14 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 2.03 | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 1.93 | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.91 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.81 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.74 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.67 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.55 | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 1.45 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 1.23 | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9929 | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 0.841 | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 0.744 | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6904 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6516 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6187 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5805 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5319 | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4861 | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8271 | +70.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8128 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7787 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7863 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7848 | -0.2% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.7848 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4613, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.7848 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.741, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Qatar 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 | +70.1% | 0.4861 | 0.8271 |
| 1990 | +52.0% | 1.64 | 2.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.08 | 1.65 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 | 0.744 | 1.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6764 | 0.4861 | 0.8271 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7848 | 0.7848 | 0.7848 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More reference data data for Qatar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0397 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1746 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Qatar?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Qatar was 0.7848 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4861 in 2015.
- How does Qatar rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Qatar ranks 32nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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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