Armed forces personnel percent in Togo
Togo: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.1284 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Togo, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Togo recorded 0.1284 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Togo peaked at 0.2154 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1127, in 1985.
Togo ranks 144th 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 Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1127 | — |
| 1989 | 0.1663 | +47.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2154 | +29.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2093 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2034 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2058 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2049 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1898 | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1818 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1746 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1703 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1661 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1631 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.21 | +28.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2049 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1804 | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1657 | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1801 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1751 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1696 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1642 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1517 | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.147 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1431 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1398 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1368 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1341 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1315 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1292 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1365 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.128 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1312 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1284 | -2.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.1284 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 59% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.1284 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Togo 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 | +47.6% | 0.1127 | 0.1663 |
| 1990 | +29.5% | 0.1663 | 0.2154 |
| 2001 | +28.8% | 0.1631 | 0.21 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1395 | 0.1127 | 0.1663 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1921 | 0.1661 | 0.2154 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1765 | 0.1517 | 0.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1357 | 0.128 | 0.147 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1284 | 0.1284 | 0.1284 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 141 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1396 compare
- 142 Bangladesh 0.1365 compare
- 143 Cameroon 0.1297 compare
- 145 Ethiopia 0.116 compare
- 146 Sierra Leone 0.1137 compare
- 147 Senegal 0.1132 compare
More reference data data for Togo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9469 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8422 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Togo?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Togo was 0.1284 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2154 in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1127 in 1985.
- How does Togo rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Togo ranks 144th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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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