Armed forces personnel percent in Belarus
Belarus: Armed forces personnel percent was 1.69 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel percent in Belarus, 1992–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Belarus is 1.69, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Belarus peaked at 1.94 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6354, in 1994.
Belarus ranks 7th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.9983 | — |
| 1993 | 1.12 | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6354 | -43.4% |
| 1995 | 1.04 | +64.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9199 | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8871 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9027 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.03 | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9118 | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 1.94 | +112.9% |
| 2002 | 1.92 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.87 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.87 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.89 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.9 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.91 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.92 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.92 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.93 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.67 | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 1.67 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.67 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.67 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.67 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.64 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.63 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.64 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.64 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.69 | +2.9% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 1.69 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 1.69 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4623, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +112.9% | 0.9118 | 1.94 |
| 1995 | +64.2% | 0.6354 | 1.04 |
| 1994 | -43.4% | 1.12 | 0.6354 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9431 | 0.6354 | 1.12 | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.81 | 0.9118 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 | 1.63 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More reference data data for Belarus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.96 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Belarus?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Belarus was 1.69 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 in 2001.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6354 in 1994.
- How does Belarus rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Belarus ranks 7th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel percent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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