Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 373.54 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Belgium stood at 373.54 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 468.26 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 77.2 units per square kilometre, in 2002.
That places Belgium 23rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 354.01 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 279.86 units per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2002 | 77.2 units per square kilometre | -72.4% |
| 2003 | 95.74 units per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 107.62 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 110.13 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 120.04 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 134.44 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 193.8 units per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 2009 | 160.18 units per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 248.2 units per square kilometre | +55.0% |
| 2011 | 284.79 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 313.46 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 313.9 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 347.32 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 378.24 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 413.59 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 450.89 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 447.3 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 468.26 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 115.46 units per square kilometre | -75.3% |
| 2021 | 177.22 units per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 2022 | 333.36 units per square kilometre | +88.1% |
| 2023 | 373.54 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 163.3 units per square kilometre | 77.2 units per square kilometre | 354.01 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 366.59 units per square kilometre | 248.2 units per square kilometre | 468.26 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 249.9 units per square kilometre | 115.46 units per square kilometre | 373.54 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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
- 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 Belgium
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 103.91 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.49 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.18 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2097 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.49 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.03 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Belgium was 373.54 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 468.26 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2 units per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 23rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.