Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0413 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0413 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.0517 units per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0241 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
Kenya ranks 140th of 173 countries on this measure, 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +46.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0422 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0422 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0478 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0511 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.051 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.051 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.051 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.051 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0512 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0512 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0511 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0511 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0511 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0511 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.051 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0508 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0504 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0504 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0501 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0413 units per square kilometre | -17.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0413 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1318 units per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0413 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0719 units per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Kenya 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 | +46.0% | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | 0.0351 units per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +32.7% | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | 0.0513 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0296 units per square kilometre | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.045 units per square kilometre | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0508 units per square kilometre | 0.0478 units per square kilometre | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0508 units per square kilometre | 0.0501 units per square kilometre | 0.0512 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0413 units per square kilometre | 0.0413 units per square kilometre | 0.0413 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 137 Bolivia 0.0655 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0591 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 Guinea 0.0529 units per square kilometre compare
- 141 Burkina Faso 0.0402 units per square kilometre compare
- 142 New Zealand 0.038 units per square kilometre compare
- 143 Madagascar 0.0378 units per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.0413 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0517 units per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0241 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Kenya rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 140th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.