Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Arab World
Arab World: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 19.22 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Arab World, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 19.22 units per square kilometre for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.1% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Arab World peaked at 19.22 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3746 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Arab World 23rd out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 square kilometre in Arab World, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3746 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.4216 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5007 units per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5847 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7322 units per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9059 units per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1976 | 1.18 units per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1977 | 1.43 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1978 | 1.66 units per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1979 | 1.94 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1980 | 2.2 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 2.3 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 2.45 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 2.59 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 2.67 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 2.67 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.48 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 2.59 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 2.73 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 2.81 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 2.8 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 2.57 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 3.02 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1993 | 3.03 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 3.2 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 3.2 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.38 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 3.53 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 3.6 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 3.85 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 4.07 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 4.16 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 4.44 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 4.67 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 5.42 units per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 3.88 units per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 2006 | 4.26 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 4.6 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 4.77 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 8.49 units per square kilometre | +78.2% |
| 2010 | 11.29 units per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 2011 | 12.09 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 11.6 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 12.69 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 13.86 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 14.96 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 16.36 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 17.06 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 17.76 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 18.8 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 5.97 units per square kilometre | -68.2% |
| 2021 | 7.7 units per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2022 | 14.12 units per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 2023 | 19.22 units per square kilometre | +36.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.974 units per square kilometre | 0.3746 units per square kilometre | 1.94 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.55 units per square kilometre | 2.2 units per square kilometre | 2.81 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.22 units per square kilometre | 2.57 units per square kilometre | 3.85 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.88 units per square kilometre | 3.88 units per square kilometre | 8.49 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.65 units per square kilometre | 11.29 units per square kilometre | 18.8 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.75 units per square kilometre | 5.97 units per square kilometre | 19.22 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 20 United Kingdom 491.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Trinidad and Tobago 395.45 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 American Samoa 384.72 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Belgium 373.54 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Israel 340.93 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Japan 330 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Lebanon 263.27 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Arab World
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 430.81 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 102.93 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 37.45 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.48 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0794 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.02 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 37.45 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.914 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Arab World?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Arab World was 19.22 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 19.22 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3746 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Arab World rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Arab World ranks 23rd out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Arab World 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.