Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.0249 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0249 units per person
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
140th
of 183 countries
All-time high
0.0777 units per person
in 2011
All-time low
0.0028 units per person
in 1998
Years of data
45
1970–2023

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Afghanistan, 1970–2023

00.020.040.060.081970199620231970: 0.008 units per person1971: 0.008 units per person1972: 0.009 units per person1973: 0.008 units per person1974: 0.008 units per person1975: 0.008 units per person1976: 0.008 units per person1977: 0.008 units per person1978: 0.007 units per person1979: 0.007 units per person1980: 0.006 units per person1981: 0.011 units per person1982: 0.016 units per person1983: 0.018 units per person1984: 0.02 units per person1985: 0.02 units per person1986: 0.016 units per person1987: 0.019 units per person1988: 0.017 units per person1989: 0.019 units per person1990: 0.02 units per person1991: 0.017 units per person1992: 0.016 units per person1993: 0.013 units per person1994: 0.015 units per person1995: 0.015 units per person1996: 0.014 units per person1997: 0.005 units per person1998: 0.003 units per person1999: 0.007 units per person2000: 0.007 units per person2010: 0.071 units per person2011: 0.078 units per person2012: 0.057 units per person2013: 0.065 units per person2014: 0.067 units per person2015: 0.057 units per person2016: 0.055 units per person2017: 0.046 units per person2018: 0.031 units per person2019: 0.028 units per person2020: 0.011 units per person2021: 0.007 units per person2022: 0.029 units per person2023: 0.025 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Afghanistan is 0.0249 units per person, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0777 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 units per person, in 1998.

Afghanistan ranks 140th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Afghanistan, 1970 to 2023.
Year units per person Change
1970 0.0075 units per person
1971 0.0084 units per person +12.2%
1972 0.0088 units per person +5.1%
1973 0.0079 units per person -10.2%
1974 0.0077 units per person -3.0%
1975 0.0078 units per person +0.6%
1976 0.0078 units per person +0.5%
1977 0.0083 units per person +7.0%
1978 0.0074 units per person -11.5%
1979 0.0068 units per person -7.7%
1980 0.0058 units per person -15.0%
1981 0.0108 units per person +86.9%
1982 0.0165 units per person +52.3%
1983 0.0183 units per person +11.4%
1984 0.0197 units per person +7.4%
1985 0.0197 units per person +0.2%
1986 0.0161 units per person -18.2%
1987 0.0191 units per person +18.5%
1988 0.0174 units per person -8.8%
1989 0.0185 units per person +6.2%
1990 0.02 units per person +8.2%
1991 0.0173 units per person -13.4%
1992 0.016 units per person -7.8%
1993 0.0132 units per person -17.5%
1994 0.0147 units per person +11.3%
1995 0.0147 units per person +0.0%
1996 0.0144 units per person -1.9%
1997 0.0049 units per person -66.3%
1998 0.0028 units per person -43.4%
1999 0.007 units per person +156.3%
2000 0.0074 units per person +5.5%
2010 0.0707 units per person +850.4%
2011 0.0777 units per person +9.9%
2012 0.0569 units per person -26.8%
2013 0.0646 units per person +13.7%
2014 0.0674 units per person +4.2%
2015 0.057 units per person -15.3%
2016 0.0553 units per person -3.1%
2017 0.0462 units per person -16.5%
2018 0.0306 units per person -33.6%
2019 0.0282 units per person -8.0%
2020 0.0115 units per person -59.2%
2021 0.0073 units per person -36.2%
2022 0.0285 units per person +289.1%
2023 0.0249 units per person -12.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0078 units per person 0.0068 units per person 0.0088 units per person 10
1980s 0.0162 units per person 0.0058 units per person 0.0197 units per person 10
1990s 0.0125 units per person 0.0028 units per person 0.02 units per person 10
2000s 0.0074 units per person 0.0074 units per person 0.0074 units per person 1
2010s 0.0555 units per person 0.0282 units per person 0.0777 units per person 10
2020s 0.0181 units per person 0.0073 units per person 0.0285 units per person 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 137 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0287 units per person compare
  2. 138 Eswatini 0.0282 units per person compare
  3. 139 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0259 units per person compare
  4. 141 Congo 0.0238 units per person compare
  5. 142 Nigeria 0.0231 units per person compare
  6. 143 Côte d'Ivoire 0.023 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Afghanistan?
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0249 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0777 units per person in 2011.
What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 units per person in 1998.
How does Afghanistan rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 140th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Air transport, passengers carried divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Air transport, passengers carried ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 10,242 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Air transport, passengers carried divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.