Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.0004 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Uganda, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Uganda is 0.0004 units per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 40.1% on the previous year and down 92.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.0177 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2020.
That places Uganda 176th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0166 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0177 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0152 units per person | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0047 units per person | -69.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0055 units per person | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0049 units per person | -10.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0061 units per person | +24.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0062 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0046 units per person | -25.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0053 units per person | +17.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0034 units per person | -35.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 units per person | -30.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0032 units per person | +37.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0029 units per person | -10.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 units per person | +28.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0068 units per person | +84.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0066 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 units per person | -78.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 units per person | +16.1% |
| 1993 | 0.004 units per person | +137.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 units per person | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0046 units per person | +47.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0044 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0077 units per person | +74.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 units per person | -78.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.002 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.002 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0048 units per person | +134.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 units per person | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0053 units per person | +24.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0056 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 units per person | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 units per person | -75.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 units per person | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per person | -72.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 units per person | +37.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per person | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | -75.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per person | +222.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 units per person | +106.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 units per person | -40.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0004 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0114 units per person, 4% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0004 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0202 units per person, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +222.8% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0004 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0101 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0177 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More infrastructure data for Uganda
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 41.60 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 83.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 195,975 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3918 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 49.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 195,975 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8317 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Uganda?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Uganda was 0.0004 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0177 units per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 176th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.