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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

Latest (2020)
0.0402 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
141st
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.0548 units per square kilometre
in 2003
All-time low
0.0146 units per square kilometre
in 1985
Years of data
32
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1985–2020

0.010.020.030.040.051985200220201985: 0.015 units per square kilometre1989: 0.029 units per square kilometre1990: 0.037 units per square kilometre1991: 0.037 units per square kilometre1992: 0.033 units per square kilometre1993: 0.033 units per square kilometre1994: 0.033 units per square kilometre1995: 0.038 units per square kilometre1996: 0.038 units per square kilometre1997: 0.037 units per square kilometre1998: 0.037 units per square kilometre1999: 0.038 units per square kilometre2000: 0.041 units per square kilometre2001: 0.052 units per square kilometre2002: 0.053 units per square kilometre2003: 0.055 units per square kilometre2004: 0.037 units per square kilometre2005: 0.041 units per square kilometre2007: 0.041 units per square kilometre2008: 0.041 units per square kilometre2009: 0.042 units per square kilometre2010: 0.042 units per square kilometre2011: 0.042 units per square kilometre2012: 0.042 units per square kilometre2013: 0.042 units per square kilometre2014: 0.042 units per square kilometre2015: 0.042 units per square kilometre2016: 0.042 units per square kilometre2017: 0.04 units per square kilometre2018: 0.041 units per square kilometre2019: 0.04 units per square kilometre2020: 0.04 units per square kilometre

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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 138 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0591 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 139 Guinea 0.0529 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 140 Kenya 0.0413 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 142 New Zealand 0.038 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 143 Madagascar 0.0378 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 144 Argentina 0.0376 units per square kilometre compare

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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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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,752 data points, 1985–2020
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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.