Armed forces personnel percent in South Sudan
South Sudan: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.4954 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in South Sudan, 2010–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel percent in South Sudan stood at 0.4954. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 72.1% on the previous year and down 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in South Sudan peaked at 2.04 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4954, in 2020.
South Sudan ranks 62nd of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.44 | — |
| 2011 | 2.04 | +42.1% |
| 2012 | 1.95 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.66 | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 1.65 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.67 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.71 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.8 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.83 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.77 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4954 | -72.1% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.4954 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.159, 3.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.4954 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 3.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.75 | 1.44 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4954 | 0.4954 | 0.4954 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 577.67 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 20.63 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 944.75 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 693.63 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.227 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0368 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 325.82 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8,797 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in South Sudan?
- Armed forces personnel percent in South Sudan was 0.4954 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 in 2011.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4954 in 2020.
- How does South Sudan rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- South Sudan ranks 62nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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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