Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.0006 units per person in 1999. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Lesotho, 1974–1999
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Lesotho is 0.0006 units per person, measured in 1999. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 95.4% on the previous year and down 97.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0398 units per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 units per person, in 1999.
Lesotho ranks 173rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0085 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0082 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0088 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0085 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0301 units per person | +253.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0381 units per person | +26.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0258 units per person | -32.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0253 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0368 units per person | +45.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0398 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0308 units per person | -22.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0312 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0332 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0358 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0362 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.03 units per person | -17.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0309 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0304 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0139 units per person | -54.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0108 units per person | -22.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0138 units per person | +28.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0127 units per person | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 units per person | -31.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0053 units per person | -39.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0141 units per person | +167.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 units per person | -95.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0006 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.063 units per person, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0006 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0202 units per person, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +253.4% | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0301 units per person |
| 1998 | +167.2% | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0141 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.017 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0381 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0325 units per person | 0.0253 units per person | 0.0398 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0141 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0309 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More infrastructure data for Lesotho
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7,980 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3414 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 7,980 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7033 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Lesotho?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0006 units per person in 1999, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0398 units per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 173rd out of 183 countries with data for 1999.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.