Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Libya, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Libya is 0 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 0.0489 units per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places Libya 169th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0489 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0489 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0489 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0483 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0483 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0455 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0458 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0435 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0435 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0435 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0435 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | -90.8% |
| 2013 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0452 units per square kilometre | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | 0.0489 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0434 units per square kilometre | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | 0.0489 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | 0.0435 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 166 Canada 0.008 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Niger 0.0079 units per square kilometre compare
- 168 Australia 0.0078 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Iceland 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Palestine, State of 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Seychelles 0 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Libya
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.6774 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 -85.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 215.41 current USD per person (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0357 current USD per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 29.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.57 billion current USD (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Libya?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Libya was 0 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0489 units per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Libya rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 169th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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.