Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.3861 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.3861 units per person
Change on year
up 26.4%
World rank
73rd
of 183 countries
All-time high
0.4067 units per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.0905 units per person
in 2020
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Costa Rica, 1970–2023

0.10.20.30.4197019962023

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.3861 units per person for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in 2023.

The figure is up 26.4% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4067 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0905 units per person, in 2020.

Costa Rica ranks 73rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2023.
Year units per person Change
1970 0.1392 units per person
1971 0.1485 units per person +6.7%
1972 0.1585 units per person +6.8%
1973 0.1581 units per person -0.3%
1974 0.1835 units per person +16.1%
1975 0.1777 units per person -3.2%
1976 0.1818 units per person +2.3%
1977 0.1482 units per person -18.5%
1978 0.1419 units per person -4.3%
1979 0.1573 units per person +10.9%
1980 0.1804 units per person +14.7%
1981 0.1741 units per person -3.5%
1982 0.1816 units per person +4.4%
1983 0.1463 units per person -19.5%
1984 0.1209 units per person -17.3%
1985 0.1131 units per person -6.5%
1986 0.1188 units per person +5.1%
1987 0.1202 units per person +1.1%
1988 0.135 units per person +12.3%
1989 0.1448 units per person +7.3%
1990 0.1496 units per person +3.3%
1991 0.1585 units per person +6.0%
1992 0.1896 units per person +19.6%
1993 0.205 units per person +8.1%
1994 0.224 units per person +9.3%
1995 0.2462 units per person +9.9%
1996 0.2536 units per person +3.0%
1997 0.2678 units per person +5.6%
1998 0.3092 units per person +15.4%
1999 0.2732 units per person -11.6%
2000 0.2229 units per person -18.4%
2001 0.1841 units per person -17.4%
2002 0.1657 units per person -10.0%
2003 0.1812 units per person +9.4%
2004 0.2146 units per person +18.5%
2005 0.2237 units per person +4.2%
2006 0.2183 units per person -2.4%
2007 0.2322 units per person +6.4%
2008 0.2306 units per person -0.7%
2009 0.2072 units per person -10.1%
2010 0.3727 units per person +79.8%
2011 0.3969 units per person +6.5%
2012 0.3795 units per person -4.4%
2013 0.3178 units per person -16.3%
2014 0.2994 units per person -5.8%
2015 0.3167 units per person +5.8%
2016 0.3231 units per person +2.0%
2017 0.371 units per person +14.8%
2018 0.3933 units per person +6.0%
2019 0.4067 units per person +3.4%
2020 0.0905 units per person -77.7%
2021 0.1323 units per person +46.1%
2022 0.3054 units per person +130.9%
2023 0.3861 units per person +26.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1595 units per person 0.1392 units per person 0.1835 units per person 10
1980s 0.1435 units per person 0.1131 units per person 0.1816 units per person 10
1990s 0.2277 units per person 0.1496 units per person 0.3092 units per person 10
2000s 0.208 units per person 0.1657 units per person 0.2322 units per person 10
2010s 0.3577 units per person 0.2994 units per person 0.4067 units per person 10
2020s 0.2286 units per person 0.0905 units per person 0.3861 units per person 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 70 Armenia 0.4424 units per person compare
  2. 71 China 0.4389 units per person compare
  3. 72 Croatia 0.4327 units per person compare
  4. 74 Antigua and Barbuda 0.3825 units per person compare
  5. 75 Philippines 0.3612 units per person compare
  6. 76 Indonesia 0.3451 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Costa Rica?
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.3861 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.4067 units per person in 2019.
What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0905 units per person in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 73rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica 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.

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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
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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.