What is the difference in air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide between Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa?

510,239, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa?

50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.

Qatar vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide

Qatar

207,020

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa

717,259

in 2023

Qatar rank

30th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

30th

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide over time

Qatar
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 717,259 against 207,020 in Qatar, a difference of 510,239.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 3.5 times Qatar's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Qatar ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 30th of 183 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Qatar	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6,350	265,783	259,433	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	9,610	319,290	309,680	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	14,180	312,770	298,590	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	45,934	363,862	317,928	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	159,117	723,773	564,656	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	166,846	568,596	401,750	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, Qatar or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 717,259 against 207,020 in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide between Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 510,239, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide?: Qatar ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 30th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 230 places, 10,236 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.