Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.0204 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Namibia, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Namibia is 0.0204 units per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,447.0% on the previous year and down 91.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.3214 units per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 units per person, in 2021.
That places Namibia 144th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3214 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.1117 units per person | -65.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1184 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1277 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1402 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1439 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.127 units per person | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1233 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1205 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1359 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1159 units per person | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1175 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1385 units per person | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1457 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.203 units per person | +39.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2013 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2134 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2209 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.219 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2303 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.252 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2881 units per person | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2264 units per person | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2259 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.233 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2291 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2485 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2339 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0802 units per person | -65.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0228 units per person | -71.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 units per person | -96.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0204 units per person | +2447.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0204 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.063 units per person, 32% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0204 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0202 units per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +2447.0% | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0204 units per person |
| 2021 | -96.5% | 0.0228 units per person | 0.0008 units per person |
| 2020 | -71.6% | 0.0802 units per person | 0.0228 units per person |
| 1992 | -65.3% | 0.3214 units per person | 0.1117 units per person |
| 2019 | -65.7% | 0.2339 units per person | 0.0802 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1482 units per person | 0.1117 units per person | 0.3214 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1711 units per person | 0.1159 units per person | 0.2209 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2247 units per person | 0.0802 units per person | 0.2881 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0147 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0228 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 141 Congo 0.0238 units per person compare
- 142 Nigeria 0.0231 units per person compare
- 143 Cote d'Ivoire 0.023 units per person compare
- 145 Mozambique 0.0202 units per person compare
- 146 Sudan 0.0182 units per person compare
- 147 Guinea-Bissau 0.0172 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Namibia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 85.16 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77,390 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77,390 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8517 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 Namibia?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Namibia was 0.0204 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3214 units per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 144th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.