Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 3.11 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 3.11 units per square kilometre for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.3% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 3.69 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3081 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 35th of 44 groups on this measure, 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 Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3081 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.3403 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3673 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4334 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1974 | 0.462 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4807 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5444 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5227 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5584 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6774 units per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7765 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8169 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8192 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8089 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.854 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8459 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7955 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8867 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9853 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 1 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.01 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9737 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9286 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9087 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9656 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9965 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.09 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.15 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 1.23 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.19 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.19 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.3 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 1.42 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 1.67 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 1.79 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.89 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 1.94 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.93 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.46 units per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2011 | 2.71 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 2.41 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 2.37 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.45 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.64 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 2.8 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 3.06 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 3.54 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 3.69 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.29 units per square kilometre | -65.1% |
| 2021 | 1.62 units per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 2.42 units per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 2023 | 3.11 units per square kilometre | +28.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4695 units per square kilometre | 0.3081 units per square kilometre | 0.6774 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.859 units per square kilometre | 0.7765 units per square kilometre | 1 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 0.9087 units per square kilometre | 1.15 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 units per square kilometre | 1.19 units per square kilometre | 1.94 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.81 units per square kilometre | 2.37 units per square kilometre | 3.69 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 units per square kilometre | 1.29 units per square kilometre | 3.11 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 32 Marshall Islands 163.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Türkiye 163.64 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Denmark 160.72 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 El Salvador 157.53 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Monaco 155.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Brunei Darussalam 155.77 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Greece 148.1 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 734.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9305 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 square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern was 3.11 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 3.69 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3081 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 35th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern 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.