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% |
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, Plurinational State of 0.0655 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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
More public sector data for Kenya
- Arms imports 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3012 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 21.82 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.23 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
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.