Military personnel, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0121 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1990–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0121 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0.0121 people per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 people per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places Namibia 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0121 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0097 people per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0097 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0097 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0097 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0097 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0097 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0097 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 people per square kilometre | -62.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0036 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0121 people per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0121 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0121 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0121 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0121 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0121 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1031 people per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0121 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0601 people per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0087 people per square kilometre | 0.0036 people per square kilometre | 0.0121 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0112 people per square kilometre | 0.0109 people per square kilometre | 0.0121 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0121 people per square kilometre | 0.0121 people per square kilometre | 0.0121 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 159 Guyana 0.0142 people per square kilometre compare
- 160 Mozambique 0.014 people per square kilometre compare
- 161 Suriname 0.0125 people per square kilometre compare
- 163 Papua New Guinea 0.0088 people per square kilometre compare
- 164 Australia 0.0078 people per square kilometre compare
- 165 Canada 0.0076 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.0121 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0121 people per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 people per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Namibia rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.