Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 6.67 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Bulgaria stood at 6.67 units per square kilometre.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 19.56 units per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.3788 units per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Bulgaria 107th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.94 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 8.91 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 9.27 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 9.81 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 10.21 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 10.39 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 12.38 units per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1977 | 12.65 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 13.56 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 15.86 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1980 | 16.16 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 16.15 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 15.14 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 16.18 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 17.63 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 18.89 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 17.76 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 18.94 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 19.56 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 18.06 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 17.24 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 5.84 units per square kilometre | -66.1% |
| 1992 | 7.36 units per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1993 | 8.28 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 7.13 units per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 7.8 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 6.49 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 6.52 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.48 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 6.64 units per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 4.84 units per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2001 | 2.11 units per square kilometre | -56.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5772 units per square kilometre | -72.7% |
| 2003 | 2.86 units per square kilometre | +395.3% |
| 2004 | 4.38 units per square kilometre | +53.2% |
| 2005 | 6.02 units per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 2006 | 7.44 units per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2007 | 7.87 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 9.88 units per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2009 | 7.35 units per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2010 | 7.39 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 8.59 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 8.96 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 9.33 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 9.77 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 9.8 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.06 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 10.44 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 9.42 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 7.67 units per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 4.08 units per square kilometre | -46.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3788 units per square kilometre | -90.7% |
| 2022 | 5.93 units per square kilometre | +1465.3% |
| 2023 | 6.67 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.2 units per square kilometre | 8.91 units per square kilometre | 15.86 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.45 units per square kilometre | 15.14 units per square kilometre | 19.56 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.08 units per square kilometre | 5.84 units per square kilometre | 17.24 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.33 units per square kilometre | 0.5772 units per square kilometre | 9.88 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.14 units per square kilometre | 7.39 units per square kilometre | 10.44 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 units per square kilometre | 0.3788 units per square kilometre | 6.67 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 104 Kenya 8.85 units per square kilometre compare
- 105 Iraq 8.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 106 Argentina 7.69 units per square kilometre compare
- 108 Belarus 6.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 109 Russian Federation 6.04 units per square kilometre compare
- 110 Nigeria 5.79 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Bulgaria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 551,943 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0857 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 551,943 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Bulgaria?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 6.67 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 19.56 units per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3788 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Bulgaria rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 107th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.