Armed forces personnel percent in Senegal
Senegal: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.1132 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Senegal, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.1132 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Senegal peaked at 0.2331 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1132, in 2020.
Senegal ranks 147th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1511 | — |
| 1989 | 0.1999 | +32.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2331 | +16.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2266 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2204 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2144 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1623 | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1967 | +21.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1919 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1869 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1789 | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1747 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1545 | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1527 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1452 | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1735 | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 0.164 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1691 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1652 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1614 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1577 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1509 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1474 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1435 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1397 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1357 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1314 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1275 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1237 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1228 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1169 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1162 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1132 | -2.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.1132 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 52% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.1132 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Senegal 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 | +32.3% | 0.1511 | 0.1999 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1755 | 0.1511 | 0.1999 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1986 | 0.1623 | 0.2331 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1594 | 0.1452 | 0.1735 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1305 | 0.1162 | 0.1474 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1132 | 0.1132 | 0.1132 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Senegal?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Senegal was 0.1132 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2331 in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1132 in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Senegal ranks 147th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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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