Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 57.6 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1974–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 57.6 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 102.4% on the previous year and up 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 62.77 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6569 units per square kilometre, in 1974.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.6569 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.7395 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7879 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8523 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.984 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1979 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1980 | 1.22 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 1.43 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1982 | 1.51 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 1.52 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.71 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 1.89 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 2.18 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 2.51 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1988 | 3 units per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1989 | 2.77 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 3.28 units per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 3.64 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 4.34 units per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1993 | 4.85 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 5.58 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 6.55 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1996 | 6.96 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 6.77 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 6.68 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 6.63 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 7.35 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 8.26 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 9.07 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 9.14 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 12.7 units per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 2005 | 13.82 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 15.29 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 17.38 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 18 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 20.41 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 26.95 units per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2011 | 30.18 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 32.91 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 36.27 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 40.04 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 44.34 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 49.45 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 55.15 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 60.32 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 62.77 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 34.13 units per square kilometre | -45.6% |
| 2021 | 32.25 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 28.46 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 57.6 units per square kilometre | +102.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8561 units per square kilometre | 0.6569 units per square kilometre | 1.12 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.97 units per square kilometre | 1.22 units per square kilometre | 3 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.53 units per square kilometre | 3.28 units per square kilometre | 6.96 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.14 units per square kilometre | 7.35 units per square kilometre | 20.41 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.84 units per square kilometre | 26.95 units per square kilometre | 62.77 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.11 units per square kilometre | 28.46 units per square kilometre | 57.6 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 4 Malta 7,461 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bahrain 7,168 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Maldives 4,746 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Qatar 3,282 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Ireland 2,795 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Naoero 1,955 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 United Arab Emirates 1,282 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.79 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 186.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0868 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 186.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.3 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 57.6 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.77 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6569 units per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 7th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.