Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.0045 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0045 units per person
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
168th
of 183 countries
All-time high
0.0192 units per person
in 1986
All-time low
0.0033 units per person
in 2020
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1970–2023

0.0050.010.0150.02197019962023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.0045 units per person, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0192 units per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 units per person, in 2020.

That places Burkina Faso 168th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1970 to 2023.
Year units per person Change
1970 0.0054 units per person
1971 0.0055 units per person +3.2%
1972 0.0046 units per person -17.6%
1973 0.0049 units per person +6.4%
1974 0.0054 units per person +11.1%
1975 0.0059 units per person +9.2%
1976 0.0067 units per person +13.3%
1977 0.0073 units per person +10.1%
1978 0.0083 units per person +13.0%
1979 0.0088 units per person +6.5%
1980 0.0105 units per person +18.5%
1981 0.0106 units per person +1.3%
1982 0.0107 units per person +0.4%
1983 0.0123 units per person +15.9%
1984 0.012 units per person -2.6%
1985 0.0125 units per person +4.2%
1986 0.0192 units per person +53.7%
1987 0.015 units per person -22.2%
1988 0.0145 units per person -3.0%
1989 0.0147 units per person +1.5%
1990 0.0149 units per person +1.2%
1991 0.0135 units per person -9.6%
1992 0.0131 units per person -2.4%
1993 0.013 units per person -1.0%
1994 0.0128 units per person -1.7%
1995 0.0132 units per person +3.5%
1996 0.013 units per person -1.9%
1997 0.0088 units per person -32.0%
1998 0.009 units per person +2.3%
1999 0.0127 units per person +40.7%
2000 0.012 units per person -5.4%
2001 0.0082 units per person -32.2%
2002 0.0042 units per person -48.5%
2003 0.0042 units per person -0.8%
2004 0.0045 units per person +9.2%
2005 0.0048 units per person +4.7%
2006 0.0051 units per person +7.0%
2007 0.0053 units per person +3.2%
2008 0.0053 units per person +0.5%
2009 0.0051 units per person -4.3%
2010 0.0099 units per person +95.8%
2011 0.008 units per person -18.9%
2012 0.0073 units per person -8.8%
2013 0.0079 units per person +7.3%
2014 0.0064 units per person -18.0%
2015 0.0065 units per person +1.4%
2016 0.0075 units per person +14.8%
2017 0.0073 units per person -2.7%
2018 0.0093 units per person +27.2%
2019 0.0089 units per person -4.4%
2020 0.0033 units per person -63.1%
2021 0.0051 units per person +57.0%
2022 0.0042 units per person -18.6%
2023 0.0045 units per person +7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0063 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0088 units per person 10
1980s 0.0132 units per person 0.0105 units per person 0.0192 units per person 10
1990s 0.0124 units per person 0.0088 units per person 0.0149 units per person 10
2000s 0.0059 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0.012 units per person 10
2010s 0.0079 units per person 0.0064 units per person 0.0099 units per person 10
2020s 0.0043 units per person 0.0033 units per person 0.0051 units per person 4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 165 Guinea 0.0071 units per person compare
  2. 166 Haiti 0.0064 units per person compare
  3. 167 Zimbabwe 0.0057 units per person compare
  4. 169 Somalia 0.0021 units per person compare
  5. 170 Chad 0.002 units per person compare
  6. 171 Burundi 0.0019 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Burkina Faso?
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0045 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 0.0192 units per person in 1986.
What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 units per person in 2020.
How does Burkina Faso rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 168th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burkina Faso 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.