Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.0287 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Tanzania, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Tanzania stood at 0.0287 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.0296 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 units per person, in 2002.
Tanzania ranks 137th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0127 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0135 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0136 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0171 units per person | +25.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0182 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0168 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0185 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 units per person | -73.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0107 units per person | +116.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0157 units per person | +47.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0202 units per person | +28.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0164 units per person | -18.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0197 units per person | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0193 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0229 units per person | +18.5% |
| 1985 | 0.02 units per person | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 0.019 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.019 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0166 units per person | -12.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0105 units per person | -36.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0112 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0108 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0079 units per person | -27.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0067 units per person | -15.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0068 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0078 units per person | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0072 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0069 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0068 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 units per person | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0056 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.005 units per person | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 units per person | -24.9% |
| 2003 | 0.004 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0064 units per person | +58.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0066 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 units per person | -28.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0061 units per person | +28.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 units per person | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0157 units per person | +229.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0168 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0199 units per person | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0217 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.024 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0223 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0252 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0219 units per person | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 0.022 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0296 units per person | +34.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0253 units per person | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0135 units per person | -46.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0183 units per person | +35.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0282 units per person | +54.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0287 units per person | +1.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0287 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.063 units per person, 46% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0287 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0202 units per person, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +229.0% | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0157 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0142 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0185 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0184 units per person | 0.0105 units per person | 0.0229 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0112 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0157 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0229 units per person | 0.0168 units per person | 0.0296 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0222 units per person | 0.0135 units per person | 0.0287 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More infrastructure data for Tanzania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 78,299 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1142 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 78,299 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Tanzania?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Tanzania was 0.0287 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0296 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 units per person in 2002.
- How does Tanzania rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 137th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.