Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Benin
Benin: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2016. ▼ Falling
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Benin, 1970–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2016, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Benin stood at 0.0001 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.2% on the previous year and down 98.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0232 units per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2016.
Benin ranks 181st of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0096 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0099 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0081 units per person | -18.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0086 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0094 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0102 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0114 units per person | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0125 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 0.014 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 0.015 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0156 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0185 units per person | +19.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0188 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0186 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0182 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.019 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0232 units per person | +22.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0216 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0209 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0144 units per person | -30.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0144 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0122 units per person | -15.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0118 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0116 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0114 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0119 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0117 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.013 units per person | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0133 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.012 units per person | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0107 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0062 units per person | -41.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 units per person | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0058 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0129 units per person | +129.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0055 units per person | -57.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0099 units per person | +81.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -99.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.063 units per person, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0202 units per person, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +129.2% | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0129 units per person |
| 2016 | -99.2% | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 2015 | +81.1% | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0099 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0109 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | 0.015 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0189 units per person | 0.0144 units per person | 0.0232 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0123 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 0.0144 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0107 units per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0129 units per person | 7 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More infrastructure data for Benin
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,350 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0093 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,350 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Benin?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Benin was 0.0001 units per person in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0232 units per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Benin ranks 181st out of 183 countries with data for 2016.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Air transport, passengers carried Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.