Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.4443 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Kiribati, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Kiribati is 0.4443 units per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 1 units per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.3199 units per person, in 1994.
That places Kiribati 69th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9498 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.9504 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.935 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 1 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.397 units per person | -60.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4702 units per person | +18.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3571 units per person | -24.1% |
| 1988 | 0.336 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3404 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3326 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3261 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3271 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3247 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3199 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3311 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3437 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3375 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3304 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5535 units per person | +67.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5453 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5314 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4465 units per person | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3614 units per person | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5152 units per person | +42.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4443 units per person | -13.8% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.4443 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.063 units per person, 7.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.4443 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7241 units per person, 61% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Kiribati 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +67.5% | 0.3304 units per person | 0.5535 units per person |
| 1985 | -60.5% | 1 units per person | 0.397 units per person |
| 2022 | +42.6% | 0.3614 units per person | 0.5152 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6378 units per person | 0.336 units per person | 1 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3304 units per person | 0.3199 units per person | 0.3437 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5434 units per person | 0.5314 units per person | 0.5535 units per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.4418 units per person | 0.3614 units per person | 0.5152 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More infrastructure data for Kiribati
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 72,000 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0104 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -17.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 14 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5352 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 Kiribati?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Kiribati was 0.4443 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3199 units per person in 1994.
- How does Kiribati rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 69th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.