Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Congo
Congo: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.0238 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Congo, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Congo stood at 0.0238 units per person.
That represents a change of up 156.6% on the previous year and down 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.1485 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 units per person, in 2022.
That places Congo 141st out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0399 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0407 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0369 units per person | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0382 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0401 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0424 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0464 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 0.05 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0585 units per person | +16.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0633 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 0.064 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0824 units per person | +28.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0829 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1112 units per person | +34.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1139 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1207 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1171 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1008 units per person | -13.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0977 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1011 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1004 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0935 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0909 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0889 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0867 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0971 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0895 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0847 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0816 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0436 units per person | -46.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0405 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0291 units per person | -28.1% |
| 2002 | 0.014 units per person | -51.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0152 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0766 units per person | +404.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0951 units per person | +24.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1485 units per person | +56.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1343 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1113 units per person | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1291 units per person | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1106 units per person | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0624 units per person | -43.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0928 units per person | +48.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0965 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0138 units per person | -85.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0268 units per person | +93.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0093 units per person | -65.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0238 units per person | +156.6% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0238 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.063 units per person, 38% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0238 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0202 units per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +404.7% | 0.0152 units per person | 0.0766 units per person |
| 2023 | +156.6% | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0238 units per person |
| 2021 | +93.5% | 0.0138 units per person | 0.0268 units per person |
| 2020 | -85.7% | 0.0965 units per person | 0.0138 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0457 units per person | 0.0369 units per person | 0.0633 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0992 units per person | 0.064 units per person | 0.1207 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0857 units per person | 0.0436 units per person | 0.1004 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0247 units per person | 0.014 units per person | 0.0405 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.1057 units per person | 0.0624 units per person | 0.1485 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0184 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0268 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More infrastructure data for Congo
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 95.53 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17,604 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2917 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 17,604 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9553 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Congo?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Congo was 0.0238 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1485 units per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 units per person in 2022.
- How does Congo rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Congo ranks 141st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.