Armed forces personnel percent in Peru
Peru: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.4811 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Peru, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Peru is 0.4811, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Peru peaked at 0.8032 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.469, in 1994.
That places Peru 64th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.6515 | — |
| 1989 | 0.5109 | -21.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5678 | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5471 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4881 | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4784 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.469 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7294 | +55.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7803 | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8032 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7887 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.737 | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7256 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6564 | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6853 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6418 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5637 | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5587 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.699 | +25.1% |
| 2007 | 0.694 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6651 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6644 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6601 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6552 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6497 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6439 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5246 | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5188 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5119 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5044 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4953 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4869 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4811 | -1.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.4811 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.4811 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3684, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Peru 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 | +55.5% | 0.469 | 0.7294 |
| 2006 | +25.1% | 0.5587 | 0.699 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5812 | 0.5109 | 0.6515 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6389 | 0.469 | 0.8032 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6554 | 0.5587 | 0.7256 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5651 | 0.4869 | 0.6601 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4811 | 0.4811 | 0.4811 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Peru?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Peru was 0.4811 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8032 in 1997.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.469 in 1994.
- How does Peru rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Peru ranks 64th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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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