Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.0696 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Botswana, 1979–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Botswana stood at 0.0696 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.6% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.2006 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0115 units per person, in 1979.
That places Botswana 119th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0115 units per person | — |
| 1980 | 0.0416 units per person | +260.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0515 units per person | +23.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0463 units per person | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0481 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0503 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0525 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0465 units per person | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0501 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0467 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0646 units per person | +38.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0776 units per person | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0762 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0806 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0863 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0688 units per person | -20.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0667 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0677 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0741 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.077 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0878 units per person | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0977 units per person | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 0.099 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1026 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1063 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1178 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.125 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1139 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1191 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1211 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1173 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1427 units per person | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2006 units per person | +40.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1969 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1266 units per person | -35.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0948 units per person | -25.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1028 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1138 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0987 units per person | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1102 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1091 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0716 units per person | -34.3% |
| 2022 | 0.051 units per person | -28.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0696 units per person | +36.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0696 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2541 units per person, 27% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0696 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0202 units per person, 3.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Botswana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +260.7% | 0.0115 units per person | 0.0416 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0115 units per person | 0.0115 units per person | 0.0115 units per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0498 units per person | 0.0416 units per person | 0.0646 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0763 units per person | 0.0667 units per person | 0.0878 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.112 units per person | 0.0977 units per person | 0.125 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1296 units per person | 0.0948 units per person | 0.2006 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0641 units per person | 0.051 units per person | 0.0716 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 116 Dominican Republic 0.0879 units per person compare
- 117 Georgia 0.0863 units per person compare
- 118 Iraq 0.0833 units per person compare
- 120 Tajikistan 0.0665 units per person compare
- 121 Mauritania 0.0655 units per person compare
- 122 Myanmar 0.0654 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Botswana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 164 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 83,182 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.3 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.033 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 83,182 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.64 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Botswana?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Botswana was 0.0696 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2006 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0115 units per person in 1979.
- How does Botswana rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 119th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.