Armed forces personnel percent in Uganda
Uganda: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.1035 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Uganda, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel percent in Uganda stood at 0.1035. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Uganda peaked at 0.3726 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1035, in 2020.
Uganda ranks 150th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1331 | — |
| 1989 | 0.2351 | +76.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3415 | +45.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3305 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3726 | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.36 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2984 | -17.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2492 | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2426 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2128 | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1843 | -13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1784 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2108 | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2295 | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2225 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2345 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2025 | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1681 | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1585 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1539 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1488 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1445 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1403 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1363 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1324 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1286 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1236 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1196 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1145 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1107 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.107 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1035 | -3.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.1035 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.159, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.1035 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Uganda 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 | +76.6% | 0.1331 | 0.2351 |
| 1990 | +45.2% | 0.2351 | 0.3415 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1841 | 0.1331 | 0.2351 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.277 | 0.1784 | 0.3726 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1921 | 0.1488 | 0.2345 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1257 | 0.107 | 0.1445 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1035 | 0.1035 | 0.1035 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Uganda?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Uganda was 0.1035 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3726 in 1992.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1035 in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Uganda ranks 150th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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