Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.0451 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.0451 units per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 21.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0582 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0156 units per person, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0156 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0166 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0173 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0196 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0208 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0217 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0247 units per person | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0245 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0265 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0298 units per person | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0334 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0353 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0343 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0336 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0334 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0332 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0299 units per person | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0294 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0297 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0287 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.028 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0261 units per person | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0241 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0241 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0252 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0253 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0256 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0256 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0246 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0253 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0257 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.024 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0223 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0237 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.026 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0297 units per person | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0315 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0324 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0325 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0313 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0423 units per person | +35.2% |
| 2011 | 0.046 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0478 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0448 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0441 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0462 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0467 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0496 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0582 units per person | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0578 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0208 units per person | -64.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0262 units per person | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0372 units per person | +42.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0451 units per person | +21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0217 units per person | 0.0156 units per person | 0.0298 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0321 units per person | 0.0287 units per person | 0.0353 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0254 units per person | 0.0241 units per person | 0.028 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0279 units per person | 0.0223 units per person | 0.0325 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0483 units per person | 0.0423 units per person | 0.0582 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0323 units per person | 0.0208 units per person | 0.0451 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 33 Brunei Darussalam 1.79 units per person compare
- 34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.74 units per person compare
- 35 Portugal 1.73 units per person compare
- 36 Oman 1.72 units per person compare
- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 1.48 units per person compare
- 38 Türkiye 1.48 units per person compare
- 39 Republic of Korea 1.47 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.10 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8324 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.0451 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0582 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0156 units per person in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.