Military personnel, per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.4457 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.4457 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 264.5% on the previous year and up 264.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 0.4457 people per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1 people per square kilometre, in 1996.
Ethiopia ranks 49th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.12 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.12 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.12 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1 people per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2 people per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3 people per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 0.352 people per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 0.252 people per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2002 | 0.252 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.164 people per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1533 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1621 people per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1621 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1356 people per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4457 people per square kilometre | +264.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.4457 people per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0839 people per square kilometre, 5.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.4457 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0601 people per square kilometre, 7.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +264.5% | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | 0.4457 people per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +100.0% | 0.1 people per square kilometre | 0.2 people per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +50.0% | 0.2 people per square kilometre | 0.3 people per square kilometre |
| 2003 | -34.9% | 0.252 people per square kilometre | 0.164 people per square kilometre |
| 2001 | -28.4% | 0.352 people per square kilometre | 0.252 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1514 people per square kilometre | 0.1 people per square kilometre | 0.3 people per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1878 people per square kilometre | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | 0.352 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2301 people per square kilometre | 0.1223 people per square kilometre | 0.4457 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 46 Philippines 0.4863 people per square kilometre compare
- 47 Cuba 0.4721 people per square kilometre compare
- 48 Turkey 0.4613 people per square kilometre compare
- 50 Iraq 0.4446 people per square kilometre compare
- 51 Egypt 0.441 people per square kilometre compare
- 52 Morocco 0.4392 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 0.4457 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4457 people per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 people per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Ethiopia rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 49th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 264.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.