Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0402 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0402 units per square kilometre.
The figure is down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0548 units per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0146 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Burkina Faso 141st out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0365 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0365 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0329 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0329 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0329 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0365 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0413 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0548 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0418 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0418 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0418 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0418 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0418 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0418 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0418 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0418 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0402 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0409 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0402 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0402 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0402 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0839 units per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0402 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0719 units per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso 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 | +100.0% | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | 0.0292 units per square kilometre |
| 2004 | -31.7% | 0.0548 units per square kilometre | 0.0375 units per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +25.7% | 0.0413 units per square kilometre | 0.0519 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0219 units per square kilometre | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | 0.0329 units per square kilometre | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0448 units per square kilometre | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | 0.0548 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0414 units per square kilometre | 0.0402 units per square kilometre | 0.0418 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0402 units per square kilometre | 0.0402 units per square kilometre | 0.0402 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 138 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0591 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 Guinea 0.0529 units per square kilometre compare
- 140 Kenya 0.0413 units per square kilometre compare
- 142 New Zealand 0.038 units per square kilometre compare
- 143 Madagascar 0.0378 units per square kilometre compare
- 144 Argentina 0.0376 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Burkina Faso
- Democracy, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports 34.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 94.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.0402 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0548 units per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0146 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 141st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total 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.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- 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
Armed forces personnel, total 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.