Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.1187 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Ethiopia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Ethiopia stood at 0.1187 units per person. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.2% on the previous year and up 106.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.1187 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0055 units per person, in 1978.
Ethiopia ranks 110th of 183 countries on this measure, 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0083 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0092 units per person | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0098 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0102 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0087 units per person | -15.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0077 units per person | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0089 units per person | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0068 units per person | -23.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0055 units per person | -19.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0058 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0071 units per person | +22.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0093 units per person | +31.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0091 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0095 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0103 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0118 units per person | +14.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0129 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.014 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0134 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0142 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.013 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0128 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0146 units per person | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.014 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0129 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.013 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0125 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0126 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0125 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0132 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.014 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0148 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0154 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0151 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0184 units per person | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0213 units per person | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0213 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0276 units per person | +29.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0317 units per person | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0331 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.037 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0477 units per person | +29.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0522 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0576 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0621 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0681 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0772 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0872 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1021 units per person | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1091 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0415 units per person | -61.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0579 units per person | +39.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0859 units per person | +48.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1187 units per person | +38.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.1187 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0114 units per person, 10.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.1187 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0202 units per person, 5.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -61.9% | 0.1091 units per person | 0.0415 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0081 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0102 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0112 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0142 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0131 units per person | 0.0125 units per person | 0.0146 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0213 units per person | 0.014 units per person | 0.0331 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.07 units per person | 0.037 units per person | 0.1091 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.076 units per person | 0.0415 units per person | 0.1187 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 107 Cape Verde 0.1374 units per person compare
- 108 Uzbekistan 0.136 units per person compare
- 109 India 0.1255 units per person compare
- 111 Kyrgyzstan 0.1133 units per person compare
- 112 Bulgaria 0.1123 units per person compare
- 113 Rwanda 0.1101 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Ethiopia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 85.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 65.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 765,634 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.5798 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0058 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 765,634 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6508 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 Ethiopia?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.1187 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1187 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0055 units per person in 1978.
- How does Ethiopia rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 110th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.