Military personnel, per square kilometre in Senegal
Senegal: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0727 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.0727 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
120th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0935 people per square kilometre
in 1982
All-time low
0.0208 people per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Senegal, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per square kilometre in Senegal is 0.0727 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Senegal peaked at 0.0935 people per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0208 people per square kilometre, in 1961.
Senegal ranks 120th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Senegal, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0208 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0208 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0467 people per square kilometre | +125.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0364 people per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0364 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0364 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0364 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0364 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0364 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0364 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0364 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0364 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0364 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0364 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0364 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0571 people per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0675 people per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0675 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0416 people per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0416 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +75.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0935 people per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0935 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0935 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0935 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0935 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0935 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0779 people per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0935 people per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0935 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0935 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0935 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0675 people per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0675 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0467 people per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0519 people per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0467 people per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +55.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0727 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1031 people per square kilometre, 71% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0727 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0601 people per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.034 people per square kilometre | 0.0208 people per square kilometre | 0.0467 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0452 people per square kilometre | 0.0364 people per square kilometre | 0.0675 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0826 people per square kilometre | 0.0416 people per square kilometre | 0.0935 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.08 people per square kilometre | 0.0675 people per square kilometre | 0.0935 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0654 people per square kilometre | 0.0467 people per square kilometre | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 117 Turkmenistan 0.0787 people per square kilometre compare
- 118 Yemen 0.0758 people per square kilometre compare
- 119 Zimbabwe 0.075 people per square kilometre compare
- 121 Russia 0.0727 people per square kilometre compare
- 122 Ghana 0.0703 people per square kilometre compare
- 123 Norway 0.0686 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Senegal?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Senegal was 0.0727 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0935 people per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0208 people per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Senegal rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.