Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 0.3786 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso stood at 0.3786 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.6928 units per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0969 units per square kilometre, in 1972.
Burkina Faso ranks 159th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.11 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1155 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0969 units per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1049 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1188 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1323 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1531 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1999 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2186 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2661 units per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1981 | 0.277 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2858 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3406 units per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3414 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3662 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5789 units per square kilometre | +58.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4627 units per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4613 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4806 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4993 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4627 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4627 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4697 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4733 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5026 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5058 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3531 units per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3713 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.538 units per square kilometre | +44.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5246 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3665 units per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1946 units per square kilometre | -46.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1991 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2243 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2422 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2673 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2844 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2944 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.29 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5848 units per square kilometre | +101.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4887 units per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4594 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.508 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4292 units per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4481 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5298 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5302 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6928 units per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6792 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2567 units per square kilometre | -62.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4128 units per square kilometre | +60.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3438 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3786 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1423 units per square kilometre | 0.0969 units per square kilometre | 0.2186 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3861 units per square kilometre | 0.2661 units per square kilometre | 0.5789 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4639 units per square kilometre | 0.3531 units per square kilometre | 0.538 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2887 units per square kilometre | 0.1946 units per square kilometre | 0.5246 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.535 units per square kilometre | 0.4292 units per square kilometre | 0.6928 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.348 units per square kilometre | 0.2567 units per square kilometre | 0.4128 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 156 Burundi 0.4673 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Zambia 0.4328 units per square kilometre compare
- 158 Congo 0.4307 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More infrastructure data for Burkina Faso
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 27.46 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81,718 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.347 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.9155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81,718 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.17 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.3786 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6928 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0969 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 159th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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)
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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.