Armed forces personnel percent in Yemen
Yemen: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.1107 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Yemen, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel percent in Yemen stood at 0.1107.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Yemen peaked at 0.9145 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0587, in 2018.
That places Yemen 148th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.5596 | — |
| 1989 | 0.4639 | -17.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9145 | +97.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8801 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.427 | -51.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4112 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4273 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4152 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6469 | +55.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8185 | +26.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7389 | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7163 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6946 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6131 | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6551 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6371 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6155 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6055 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5862 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5675 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5495 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5319 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5154 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4999 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.485 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4704 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0662 | -85.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0642 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0623 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1209 | +94.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0587 | -51.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1139 | +94.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1107 | -2.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.1107 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.159, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.1107 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.741, 15% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +97.1% | 0.4639 | 0.9145 |
| 2019 | +94.2% | 0.0587 | 0.1139 |
| 2017 | +94.1% | 0.0623 | 0.1209 |
| 2014 | -85.9% | 0.4704 | 0.0662 |
| 1996 | +55.8% | 0.4152 | 0.6469 |
| 1992 | -51.5% | 0.8801 | 0.427 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5118 | 0.4639 | 0.5596 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6396 | 0.4112 | 0.9145 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6056 | 0.5319 | 0.6946 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2457 | 0.0587 | 0.5154 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1107 | 0.1107 | 0.1107 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Yemen?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Yemen was 0.1107 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9145 in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0587 in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Yemen ranks 148th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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