Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 0.3048 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1979–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Botswana stood at 0.3048 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 38.8% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.7338 units per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0184 units per square kilometre, in 1979.
That places Botswana 163rd 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 Botswana, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0.0688 units per square kilometre | +275.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0882 units per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0824 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0888 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0962 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1039 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0953 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.106 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1018 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1449 units per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1787 units per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1805 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1962 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2163 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1773 units per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1763 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1835 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2054 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2183 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2543 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2892 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2991 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3159 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3332 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3758 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4058 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3769 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4016 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4167 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.412 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5121 units per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7338 units per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7325 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4782 units per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3635 units per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3997 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4489 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3947 units per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4472 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.449 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3035 units per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2195 units per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3048 units per square kilometre | +38.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.3048 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.26 units per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.3048 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5385 units per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Botswana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +275.0% | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | 0.0688 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0976 units per square kilometre | 0.0688 units per square kilometre | 0.1449 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1987 units per square kilometre | 0.1763 units per square kilometre | 0.2543 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3626 units per square kilometre | 0.2892 units per square kilometre | 0.4167 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4959 units per square kilometre | 0.3635 units per square kilometre | 0.7338 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2759 units per square kilometre | 0.2195 units per square kilometre | 0.3048 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 160 Eritrea 0.3726 units per square kilometre compare
- 161 Liberia 0.3322 units per square kilometre compare
- 162 Mauritania 0.3192 units per square kilometre compare
- 164 Gabon 0.3001 units per square kilometre compare
- 165 Zimbabwe 0.2391 units per square kilometre compare
- 166 Guinea 0.2381 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Botswana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 164 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 83,182 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.3 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.033 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 83,182 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.64 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.3048 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7338 units per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0184 units per square kilometre in 1979.
- How does Botswana rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 163rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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.