Armed forces personnel percent in Brazil
Brazil: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.3652 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel percent in Brazil, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Brazil is 0.3652, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Brazil peaked at 0.4208 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1859, in 1994.
That places Brazil 84th 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 percent in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2037 | — |
| 1989 | 0.2177 | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1978 | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1944 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1919 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1888 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1859 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4208 | +126.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4145 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4202 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4131 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3942 | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3869 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3818 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3771 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3727 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3761 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3644 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.404 | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3824 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3787 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3714 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3683 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3654 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3624 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3595 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3646 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3617 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.359 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3566 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3695 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3673 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3652 | -0.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.3652 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.3652 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3684, 99% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +126.4% | 0.1859 | 0.4208 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2107 | 0.2037 | 0.2177 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3022 | 0.1859 | 0.4208 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3796 | 0.3644 | 0.404 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3634 | 0.3566 | 0.3695 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3652 | 0.3652 | 0.3652 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Brazil?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Brazil was 0.3652 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4208 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1859 in 1994.
- How does Brazil rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Brazil ranks 84th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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