Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.0655 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Mauritania, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.0655 units per person.
The figure is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.1548 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0219 units per person, in 2020.
Mauritania ranks 121st of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0768 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0603 units per person | -21.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0564 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0604 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0631 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0662 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0718 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0779 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0842 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0868 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0957 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 0.095 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0944 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0924 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.122 units per person | +32.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1256 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1332 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1199 units per person | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1164 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1158 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1141 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1058 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1019 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0987 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0958 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0986 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0996 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1017 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1009 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0737 units per person | -26.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0708 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0581 units per person | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0385 units per person | -33.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0414 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0447 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0472 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0495 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.05 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0483 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0433 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1548 units per person | +257.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1088 units per person | -29.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0899 units per person | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0701 units per person | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0705 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0626 units per person | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0686 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0995 units per person | +45.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0874 units per person | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0865 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0219 units per person | -74.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0438 units per person | +99.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0808 units per person | +84.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0655 units per person | -18.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0655 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.063 units per person, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0655 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0202 units per person, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Mauritania 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 | +257.1% | 0.0433 units per person | 0.1548 units per person |
| 2021 | +99.5% | 0.0219 units per person | 0.0438 units per person |
| 2022 | +84.5% | 0.0438 units per person | 0.0808 units per person |
| 2020 | -74.7% | 0.0865 units per person | 0.0219 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0704 units per person | 0.0564 units per person | 0.0868 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.111 units per person | 0.0924 units per person | 0.1332 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0991 units per person | 0.0737 units per person | 0.1141 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0492 units per person | 0.0385 units per person | 0.0708 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0899 units per person | 0.0626 units per person | 0.1548 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.053 units per person | 0.0219 units per person | 0.0808 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More infrastructure data for Mauritania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.76 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15,997 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3095 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -47.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 15,997 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9207 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Mauritania?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0655 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1548 units per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0219 units per person in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 121st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.