Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.0929 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Kenya, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Kenya is 0.0929 units per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 35.1% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.1253 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0151 units per person, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 115th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0151 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0159 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0178 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 0.027 units per person | +51.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0293 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0268 units per person | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0322 units per person | +20.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0164 units per person | -48.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0243 units per person | +47.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0244 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0245 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0246 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0227 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0244 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0259 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0291 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0307 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0318 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0338 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0344 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0347 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0321 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0296 units per person | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0306 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0291 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0278 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0285 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0297 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0394 units per person | +32.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0457 units per person | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0507 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0449 units per person | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 0.049 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0499 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0578 units per person | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0677 units per person | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0728 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0751 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0735 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.073 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0971 units per person | +33.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1054 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.106 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1004 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0966 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.097 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1007 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1039 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1176 units per person | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1253 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0357 units per person | -71.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0462 units per person | +29.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0687 units per person | +48.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0929 units per person | +35.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0929 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.063 units per person, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0929 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0202 units per person, 4.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Kenya 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 | -71.5% | 0.1253 units per person | 0.0357 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0229 units per person | 0.0151 units per person | 0.0322 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0282 units per person | 0.0227 units per person | 0.0344 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0327 units per person | 0.0278 units per person | 0.0457 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0614 units per person | 0.0449 units per person | 0.0751 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.105 units per person | 0.0966 units per person | 0.1253 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0609 units per person | 0.0357 units per person | 0.0929 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More infrastructure data for Kenya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.48 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 57,017 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.101 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 57,017 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 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 Kenya?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Kenya was 0.0929 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1253 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0151 units per person in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 115th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.