Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 0.7003 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.7003 units per square kilometre for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 31.1% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 1.52 units per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2010.
Cameroon ranks 147th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1392 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.2295 units per square kilometre | +64.9% |
| 1972 | 0.275 units per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1973 | 0.447 units per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4827 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5056 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6281 units per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7334 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8307 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8515 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1981 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.34 units per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 1983 | 1.33 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.43 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 1.52 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 1.13 units per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1987 | 1.19 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 1.23 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8534 units per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6012 units per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7544 units per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7681 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5813 units per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6241 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7298 units per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7654 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5902 units per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5879 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.619 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5775 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6857 units per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5143 units per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6666 units per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7523 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8125 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8986 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9584 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9955 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9859 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3618 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 0.5247 units per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6076 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5834 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5653 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7269 units per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4992 units per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5609 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1774 units per square kilometre | -68.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0865 units per square kilometre | -51.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3765 units per square kilometre | +335.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5339 units per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7003 units per square kilometre | +31.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.7003 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.98 units per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.7003 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5385 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +335.4% | 0.0865 units per square kilometre | 0.3765 units per square kilometre |
| 2010 | -100.0% | 0.9859 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5123 units per square kilometre | 0.1392 units per square kilometre | 0.8515 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 units per square kilometre | 0.8534 units per square kilometre | 1.52 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6621 units per square kilometre | 0.5813 units per square kilometre | 0.7681 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7847 units per square kilometre | 0.5143 units per square kilometre | 0.9955 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4607 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.7269 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4243 units per square kilometre | 0.0865 units per square kilometre | 0.7003 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 144 Mozambique 0.8649 units per square kilometre compare
- 145 Ukraine 0.7807 units per square kilometre compare
- 146 Guinea-Bissau 0.7255 units per square kilometre compare
- 148 Sierra Leone 0.6954 units per square kilometre compare
- 149 Libya 0.6221 units per square kilometre compare
- 150 Madagascar 0.5385 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Cameroon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,507 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2318 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,507 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.7003 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 147th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.