Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Senegal
Senegal: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0987 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 0.0987 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Senegal peaked at 0.0987 units per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0525 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Senegal 121st out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Senegal, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0779 units per square kilometre | +48.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0935 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0935 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0935 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0935 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0727 units per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0904 units per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0904 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0901 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0883 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0883 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.08 units per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.081 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0789 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0935 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0967 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0967 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0652 units per square kilometre | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | 0.0779 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | 0.0727 units per square kilometre | 0.0935 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0922 units per square kilometre | 0.0789 units per square kilometre | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.097 units per square kilometre | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | 0.0987 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 118 Kyrgyzstan 0.1095 units per square kilometre compare
- 119 Benin 0.1064 units per square kilometre compare
- 120 Nicaragua 0.0997 units per square kilometre compare
- 122 Angola 0.0938 units per square kilometre compare
- 123 Brazil 0.0912 units per square kilometre compare
- 124 Russian Federation 0.0888 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Senegal
- Arms imports 77.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -55.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 77.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 27.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 514.94 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 893.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Senegal?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Senegal was 0.0987 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0987 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0525 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Senegal rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 121st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.