Armed forces personnel percent in Mauritania
Mauritania: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.4565 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Mauritania, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Mauritania is 0.4565, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Mauritania peaked at 0.8953 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4565, in 2020.
Mauritania ranks 70th 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 percent in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.4994 | — |
| 1989 | 0.8408 | +68.4% |
| 1990 | 0.871 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8459 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7662 | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7359 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.489 | -33.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8953 | +83.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8778 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8564 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8345 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8124 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7921 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.769 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7558 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7387 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6972 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7145 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6968 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6789 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6597 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6354 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6155 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5952 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5761 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5583 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5418 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5257 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5102 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4987 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4807 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.47 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4565 | -2.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.4565 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.4565 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 3.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Mauritania 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 | +83.1% | 0.489 | 0.8953 |
| 1989 | +68.4% | 0.4994 | 0.8408 |
| 1994 | -33.5% | 0.7359 | 0.489 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6701 | 0.4994 | 0.8408 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.7984 | 0.489 | 0.8953 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7138 | 0.6354 | 0.7921 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5372 | 0.47 | 0.6155 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4565 | 0.4565 | 0.4565 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Mauritania?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Mauritania was 0.4565 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8953 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4565 in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Mauritania ranks 70th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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