Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.238 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Suriname, 1976–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Suriname stood at 0.238 units per person.
That represents a change of up 21.0% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.6586 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0327 units per person, in 2021.
That places Suriname 88th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.1288 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.1376 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3145 units per person | +128.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3877 units per person | +23.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3836 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3835 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2842 units per person | -25.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2799 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3061 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2791 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2274 units per person | -18.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2781 units per person | +22.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3356 units per person | +20.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3244 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3212 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3614 units per person | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2945 units per person | -18.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2289 units per person | -22.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3525 units per person | +54.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3766 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4437 units per person | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6222 units per person | +40.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6071 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6586 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4881 units per person | -25.9% |
| 2001 | 0.417 units per person | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3848 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5101 units per person | +32.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5629 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6074 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5838 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6117 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6139 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5576 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3904 units per person | -30.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3669 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4275 units per person | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4485 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4678 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4465 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4765 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4799 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4543 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3906 units per person | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 0.362 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0327 units per person | -91.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1968 units per person | +502.5% |
| 2023 | 0.238 units per person | +21.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.238 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2541 units per person, 94% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.238 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3183 units per person, 75% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Suriname 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +502.5% | 0.0327 units per person | 0.1968 units per person |
| 1978 | +128.5% | 0.1376 units per person | 0.3145 units per person |
| 2021 | -91.0% | 0.362 units per person | 0.0327 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2422 units per person | 0.1288 units per person | 0.3877 units per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.3082 units per person | 0.2274 units per person | 0.3836 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4267 units per person | 0.2289 units per person | 0.6586 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5337 units per person | 0.3848 units per person | 0.6139 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4349 units per person | 0.3669 units per person | 0.4799 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2074 units per person | 0.0327 units per person | 0.362 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More infrastructure data for Suriname
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 901,670 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.12 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 124,064 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 19.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1956 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 124,064 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.42 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 Suriname?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Suriname was 0.238 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6586 units per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0327 units per person in 2021.
- How does Suriname rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 88th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.