Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.0642 units per person in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Jamaica, 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2018, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Jamaica stood at 0.0642 units per person.
The figure is up 19.4% on the previous year and down 89.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.7635 units per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2010.
That places Jamaica 123rd out of 183 countries with data for 2018, 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1484 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.2235 units per person | +50.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2873 units per person | +28.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2899 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3733 units per person | +28.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3451 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3454 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2906 units per person | -15.9% |
| 1978 | 0.337 units per person | +15.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3752 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3368 units per person | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3348 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3311 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3205 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3648 units per person | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3875 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4578 units per person | +18.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5397 units per person | +17.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5067 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5126 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4217 units per person | -17.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3724 units per person | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4055 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4236 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4084 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4505 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5499 units per person | +22.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5495 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5658 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6448 units per person | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7371 units per person | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7415 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7635 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6919 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7513 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5857 units per person | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5652 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5963 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6032 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5042 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0166 units per person | — |
| 2014 | 0.0273 units per person | +64.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0331 units per person | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0487 units per person | +46.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0537 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0642 units per person | +19.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0642 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2541 units per person, 25% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0642 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3183 units per person, 20% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Jamaica 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 | -100.0% | 0.5042 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3016 units per person | 0.1484 units per person | 0.3752 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4092 units per person | 0.3205 units per person | 0.5397 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4792 units per person | 0.3724 units per person | 0.6448 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.654 units per person | 0.5042 units per person | 0.7635 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0271 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0642 units per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 120 Tajikistan 0.0665 units per person compare
- 121 Mauritania 0.0655 units per person compare
- 122 Myanmar 0.0654 units per person compare
- 124 Equatorial Guinea 0.0641 units per person compare
- 125 Venezuela 0.063 units per person compare
- 126 Paraguay 0.0596 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Jamaica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.34 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 453,882 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.99 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1599 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 453,882 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Jamaica?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0642 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7635 units per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 123rd out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.