Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in El Salvador

El Salvador: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.5173 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.5173 units per person
Change on year
up 35.9%
World rank
64th
of 183 countries
All-time high
0.5173 units per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.0364 units per person
in 1972
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in El Salvador, 1970–2023

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.5173 units per person for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

That represents a change of up 35.9% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.5173 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0364 units per person, in 1972.

That places El Salvador 64th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in El Salvador, 1970 to 2023.
Year units per person Change
1970 0.0377 units per person
1971 0.0389 units per person +3.1%
1972 0.0364 units per person -6.3%
1973 0.0373 units per person +2.6%
1974 0.0385 units per person +3.0%
1975 0.0388 units per person +1.0%
1976 0.0404 units per person +4.0%
1977 0.049 units per person +21.3%
1978 0.0513 units per person +4.7%
1979 0.0575 units per person +12.2%
1980 0.0583 units per person +1.3%
1981 0.0529 units per person -9.2%
1982 0.0551 units per person +4.2%
1983 0.0564 units per person +2.3%
1984 0.0751 units per person +33.1%
1985 0.0807 units per person +7.5%
1986 0.0937 units per person +16.1%
1987 0.0872 units per person -6.9%
1988 0.0863 units per person -1.0%
1989 0.1166 units per person +35.1%
1990 0.0972 units per person -16.6%
1991 0.1051 units per person +8.1%
1992 0.1223 units per person +16.4%
1993 0.2195 units per person +79.6%
1994 0.283 units per person +28.9%
1995 0.2947 units per person +4.1%
1996 0.3101 units per person +5.2%
1997 0.291 units per person -6.2%
1998 0.2881 units per person -1.0%
1999 0.2746 units per person -4.7%
2000 0.3298 units per person +20.1%
2001 0.2836 units per person -14.0%
2002 0.3014 units per person +6.3%
2003 0.3638 units per person +20.7%
2004 0.3982 units per person +9.5%
2005 0.423 units per person +6.2%
2006 0.4297 units per person +1.6%
2007 0.4221 units per person -1.8%
2008 0.3781 units per person -10.4%
2009 0.3302 units per person -12.7%
2010 0.2993 units per person -9.3%
2011 0.3532 units per person +18.0%
2012 0.4127 units per person +16.8%
2013 0.4087 units per person -1.0%
2014 0.457 units per person +11.8%
2015 0.4201 units per person -8.1%
2016 0.4198 units per person -0.1%
2017 0.4298 units per person +2.4%
2018 0.4092 units per person -4.8%
2019 0.4194 units per person +2.5%
2020 0.1292 units per person -69.2%
2021 0.2257 units per person +74.8%
2022 0.3806 units per person +68.6%
2023 0.5173 units per person +35.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0426 units per person 0.0364 units per person 0.0575 units per person 10
1980s 0.0762 units per person 0.0529 units per person 0.1166 units per person 10
1990s 0.2285 units per person 0.0972 units per person 0.3101 units per person 10
2000s 0.366 units per person 0.2836 units per person 0.4297 units per person 10
2010s 0.4029 units per person 0.2993 units per person 0.457 units per person 10
2020s 0.3132 units per person 0.1292 units per person 0.5173 units per person 4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 61 Viet Nam 0.5492 units per person compare
  2. 62 Cyprus 0.5383 units per person compare
  3. 63 Peru 0.5235 units per person compare
  4. 65 Lebanon 0.4665 units per person compare
  5. 66 Argentina 0.4624 units per person compare
  6. 67 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4575 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in El Salvador?
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in El Salvador was 0.5173 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5173 units per person in 2023.
What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0364 units per person in 1972.
How does El Salvador rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
El Salvador ranks 64th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador 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.