Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Yemen
Yemen: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0758 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Yemen, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.0758 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
The figure is down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Yemen peaked at 0.2771 units per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0379 units per square kilometre, in 2014.
Yemen ranks 129th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Yemen, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1214 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.1174 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2405 units per square kilometre | +104.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2405 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1212 units per square kilometre | -49.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1212 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1307 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1316 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2121 units per square kilometre | +61.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2771 units per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2582 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2582 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2582 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2349 units per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2585 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2589 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2576 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2614 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2614 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2614 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2614 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2612 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2612 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2612 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2612 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2612 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0379 units per square kilometre | -85.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0379 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0379 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0758 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0379 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0758 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0758 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1194 units per square kilometre | 0.1174 units per square kilometre | 0.1214 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1991 units per square kilometre | 0.1212 units per square kilometre | 0.2771 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2575 units per square kilometre | 0.2349 units per square kilometre | 0.2614 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1348 units per square kilometre | 0.0379 units per square kilometre | 0.2612 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0758 units per square kilometre | 0.0758 units per square kilometre | 0.0758 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 126 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0849 units per square kilometre compare
- 127 South Sudan 0.0839 units per square kilometre compare
- 128 Sudan 0.0771 units per square kilometre compare
- 130 South Africa 0.0734 units per square kilometre compare
- 131 Paraguay 0.073 units per square kilometre compare
- 132 Finland 0.0724 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Yemen
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 50 % change on previous year (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 56.73 current USD per person (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.01 % change on previous year (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.71 billion current USD (2014)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Yemen?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Yemen was 0.0758 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2771 units per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0379 units per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Yemen rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Yemen ranks 129th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.