Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.0117 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Cameroon, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Cameroon is 0.0117 units per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 27.7% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0736 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2010.
Cameroon ranks 157th 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0102 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0164 units per person | +60.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0191 units per person | +16.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0302 units per person | +58.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0317 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0323 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0391 units per person | +20.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0445 units per person | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 0.049 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0488 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0564 units per person | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0551 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0702 units per person | +27.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0685 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0714 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0736 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0533 units per person | -27.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0541 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0545 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0367 units per person | -32.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0251 units per person | -31.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0306 units per person | +21.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0302 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0222 units per person | -26.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0232 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0264 units per person | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.027 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0203 units per person | -24.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0196 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0201 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0183 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0212 units per person | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0155 units per person | -27.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0195 units per person | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0214 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0225 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0242 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0251 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0253 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0244 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0085 units per person | — |
| 2012 | 0.0119 units per person | +41.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0134 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0125 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0117 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0146 units per person | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0098 units per person | -33.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0107 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 units per person | -69.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 units per person | -52.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0066 units per person | +324.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0091 units per person | +38.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0117 units per person | +27.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0117 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.063 units per person, 19% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0117 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0202 units per person, 58% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +324.0% | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0066 units per person |
| 2010 | -100.0% | 0.0244 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0321 units per person | 0.0102 units per person | 0.049 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0594 units per person | 0.0367 units per person | 0.0736 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0245 units per person | 0.0196 units per person | 0.0306 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0217 units per person | 0.0155 units per person | 0.0253 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0096 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0146 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0117 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 154 Guatemala 0.0122 units per person compare
- 155 Nicaragua 0.0122 units per person compare
- 156 Central African Republic 0.0118 units per person compare
- 158 Ukraine 0.011 units per person compare
- 159 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0109 units per person compare
- 160 Lithuania 0.0103 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Cameroon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,507 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2318 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,507 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Cameroon?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0117 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0736 units per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 157th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.