Armed forces personnel percent in Sudan
Sudan: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.3078 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel percent in Sudan, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.3078 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Sudan peaked at 0.7313 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2722, in 2019.
That places Sudan 95th 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 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2843 | — |
| 1989 | 0.3012 | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2952 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2893 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3577 | +23.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3497 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.341 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5411 | +58.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4122 | -23.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3671 | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4146 | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4043 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4296 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4348 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4242 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.383 | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.396 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3934 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3876 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3777 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3668 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.358 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7313 | +104.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7158 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6995 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6808 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6603 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3013 | -54.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2903 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.281 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2722 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3078 | +13.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.3078 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.159, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.3078 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +104.2% | 0.358 | 0.7313 |
| 1995 | +58.7% | 0.341 | 0.5411 |
| 2016 | -54.4% | 0.6603 | 0.3013 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2928 | 0.2843 | 0.3012 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3772 | 0.2893 | 0.5411 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3992 | 0.3668 | 0.4348 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4991 | 0.2722 | 0.7313 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3078 | 0.3078 | 0.3078 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Sudan?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Sudan was 0.3078 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7313 in 2011.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2722 in 2019.
- How does Sudan rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Sudan ranks 95th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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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