Armed forces personnel percent in Tanzania
Tanzania: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.0459 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Tanzania, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel percent in Tanzania stood at 0.0459. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Tanzania peaked at 0.1795 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0459, in 2020.
That places Tanzania 163rd 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1795 | — |
| 1989 | 0.1572 | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1532 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1494 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1675 | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1624 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1698 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1185 | -30.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1163 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.114 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1092 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1063 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1033 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0807 | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0786 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0766 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0735 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0715 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0676 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0658 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0651 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0635 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0617 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0599 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0582 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0564 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0546 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0528 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0503 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0487 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0473 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0459 | -2.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0459 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 21% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0459 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 35% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Tanzania 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 | -30.2% | 0.1698 | 0.1185 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1684 | 0.1572 | 0.1795 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1367 | 0.1063 | 0.1698 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0758 | 0.0651 | 0.1033 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0553 | 0.0473 | 0.0635 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0459 | 0.0459 | 0.0459 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 68.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 18,798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Tanzania?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Tanzania was 0.0459 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1795 in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0459 in 2020.
- How does Tanzania rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Tanzania ranks 163rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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