Armed forces personnel percent in Benin
Benin: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.0918 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Benin, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0918 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Benin peaked at 0.1362 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0735, in 2004.
That places Benin 153rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0992 | — |
| 1989 | 0.0976 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1136 | +16.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1285 | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1246 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1362 | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1312 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1172 | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1142 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1109 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1075 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1042 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1011 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.098 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0925 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0897 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0735 | -18.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0949 | +29.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0893 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0867 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0762 | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 0.074 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0936 | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0909 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0882 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0857 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0858 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0833 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0997 | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0989 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0943 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0918 | -2.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0918 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 42% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0918 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +29.1% | 0.0735 | 0.0949 |
| 2011 | +26.5% | 0.074 | 0.0936 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0984 | 0.0976 | 0.0992 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1188 | 0.1042 | 0.1362 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0891 | 0.0735 | 0.1011 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0894 | 0.074 | 0.0997 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0918 | 0.0918 | 0.0918 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Benin?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Benin was 0.0918 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1362 in 1993.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0735 in 2004.
- How does Benin rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Benin ranks 153rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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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