Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Pacific island small states

Pacific island small states: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 1.06 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.06 units per person
Change on year
up 72.6%
Rank
7th
of 44 groups
All-time high
1.06 units per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.1712 units per person
in 2021
Years of data
42
1982–2023

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Pacific island small states, 1982–2023

0.20.40.60.811982200220231982: 0.301 units per person1983: 0.288 units per person1984: 0.301 units per person1985: 0.268 units per person1986: 0.274 units per person1987: 0.288 units per person1988: 0.325 units per person1989: 0.367 units per person1990: 0.364 units per person1991: 0.367 units per person1992: 0.389 units per person1993: 0.361 units per person1994: 0.391 units per person1995: 0.408 units per person1996: 0.541 units per person1997: 0.446 units per person1998: 0.482 units per person1999: 0.483 units per person2000: 0.487 units per person2001: 0.503 units per person2002: 0.558 units per person2003: 0.665 units per person2004: 0.642 units per person2005: 0.63 units per person2006: 0.669 units per person2007: 0.681 units per person2008: 0.664 units per person2009: 0.823 units per person2010: 0.734 units per person2011: 0.729 units per person2012: 0.723 units per person2013: 0.759 units per person2014: 0.831 units per person2015: 0.867 units per person2016: 0.904 units per person2017: 1 units per person2018: 1.1 units per person2019: 1 units per person2020: 0.303 units per person2021: 0.171 units per person2022: 0.612 units per person2023: 1.1 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Pacific island small states stood at 1.06 units per person. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

That represents a change of up 72.6% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Pacific island small states peaked at 1.06 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1712 units per person, in 2021.

Pacific island small states ranks 7th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Pacific island small states, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Pacific island small states, 1982 to 2023.
Year units per person Change
1982 0.301 units per person
1983 0.2884 units per person -4.2%
1984 0.3009 units per person +4.4%
1985 0.2676 units per person -11.1%
1986 0.2745 units per person +2.6%
1987 0.2884 units per person +5.1%
1988 0.3254 units per person +12.8%
1989 0.3669 units per person +12.8%
1990 0.3645 units per person -0.7%
1991 0.3674 units per person +0.8%
1992 0.3892 units per person +5.9%
1993 0.3615 units per person -7.1%
1994 0.391 units per person +8.2%
1995 0.4078 units per person +4.3%
1996 0.5411 units per person +32.7%
1997 0.4459 units per person -17.6%
1998 0.482 units per person +8.1%
1999 0.4828 units per person +0.1%
2000 0.487 units per person +0.9%
2001 0.5029 units per person +3.3%
2002 0.558 units per person +11.0%
2003 0.6647 units per person +19.1%
2004 0.6416 units per person -3.5%
2005 0.6298 units per person -1.8%
2006 0.6691 units per person +6.2%
2007 0.6808 units per person +1.7%
2008 0.6638 units per person -2.5%
2009 0.8229 units per person +24.0%
2010 0.7337 units per person -10.8%
2011 0.7289 units per person -0.7%
2012 0.7235 units per person -0.7%
2013 0.7587 units per person +4.9%
2014 0.8309 units per person +9.5%
2015 0.8671 units per person +4.4%
2016 0.9036 units per person +4.2%
2017 1.01 units per person +12.1%
2018 1.05 units per person +4.1%
2019 1.02 units per person -3.7%
2020 0.3033 units per person -70.1%
2021 0.1712 units per person -43.6%
2022 0.6122 units per person +257.6%
2023 1.06 units per person +72.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3016 units per person 0.2676 units per person 0.3669 units per person 8
1990s 0.4233 units per person 0.3615 units per person 0.5411 units per person 10
2000s 0.6321 units per person 0.487 units per person 0.8229 units per person 10
2010s 0.863 units per person 0.7235 units per person 1.05 units per person 10
2020s 0.5358 units per person 0.1712 units per person 1.06 units per person 4

Countries ranked near Pacific island small states

  1. 4 United Arab Emirates 8.69 units per person compare
  2. 5 Singapore 8.03 units per person compare
  3. 6 Hungary 5.8 units per person compare
  4. 7 Austria 5.04 units per person compare
  5. 8 Malta 4.32 units per person compare
  6. 9 Luxembourg 3.69 units per person compare
  7. 10 Bahamas 3.67 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Pacific island small states?
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Pacific island small states was 1.06 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Pacific island small states?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 units per person in 2023.
What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Pacific island small states?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1712 units per person in 2021.
How does Pacific island small states rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
Pacific island small states ranks 7th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pacific island small states 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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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

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Indicator
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 10,242 data points, 1970–2023
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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.