Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 1.58 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Afghanistan is 1.58 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 3.49 units per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0808 units per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places Afghanistan 138th 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 square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1299 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1493 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1608 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1481 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1473 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1518 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1559 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1705 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1539 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1426 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1168 units per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1979 units per square kilometre | +69.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2775 units per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3069 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3379 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3457 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2827 units per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3341 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3082 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3373 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3701 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3255 units per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3255 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.302 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3655 units per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3839 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3919 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1374 units per square kilometre | -64.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0808 units per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 1999 | 0.215 units per square kilometre | +166.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2295 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 3.07 units per square kilometre | +1235.4% |
| 2011 | 3.49 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 2.66 units per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2013 | 3.13 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 3.39 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 2.96 units per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 2.94 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.53 units per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2019 | 1.64 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6885 units per square kilometre | -57.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4496 units per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 2022 | 1.77 units per square kilometre | +294.7% |
| 2023 | 1.58 units per square kilometre | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.151 units per square kilometre | 0.1299 units per square kilometre | 0.1705 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2845 units per square kilometre | 0.1168 units per square kilometre | 0.3457 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2898 units per square kilometre | 0.0808 units per square kilometre | 0.3919 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2295 units per square kilometre | 0.2295 units per square kilometre | 0.2295 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.75 units per square kilometre | 1.64 units per square kilometre | 3.49 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 units per square kilometre | 0.4496 units per square kilometre | 1.77 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 135 Venezuela 2.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Eswatini 2.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 137 Ghana 1.94 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 Cuba 1.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 140 Yemen 1.17 units per square kilometre compare
- 141 Angola 1.06 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Afghanistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 25.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.1 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 181,963 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4389 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 181,963 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.601 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 1.58 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.49 units per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0808 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Afghanistan rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 138th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Air transport, passengers carried divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Air transport, passengers carried ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Air transport, passengers carried Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.