Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 58.03 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) is 58.03 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 102.4% on the previous year and up 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 63.24 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6619 units per square kilometre, in 1974.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.6619 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.7452 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7939 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8484 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.981 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1979 | 1.11 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1980 | 1.22 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 1.43 units per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1982 | 1.51 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 1.52 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.71 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1985 | 1.89 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 2.19 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 2.52 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1988 | 3.01 units per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1989 | 2.78 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 3.29 units per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1991 | 3.65 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 4.36 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1993 | 4.87 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 5.61 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 6.59 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1996 | 7 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 6.8 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 6.73 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 6.67 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 7.4 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 8.31 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 9.14 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 9.2 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 12.79 units per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 2005 | 13.92 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 15.4 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 17.5 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 18.13 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 20.57 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 27.15 units per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2011 | 30.41 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 33.15 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 36.52 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 40.34 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 44.67 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 49.82 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 55.57 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 60.78 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 63.24 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 34.39 units per square kilometre | -45.6% |
| 2021 | 32.5 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 28.67 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 58.03 units per square kilometre | +102.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8572 units per square kilometre | 0.6619 units per square kilometre | 1.11 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.98 units per square kilometre | 1.22 units per square kilometre | 3.01 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.56 units per square kilometre | 3.29 units per square kilometre | 7 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.24 units per square kilometre | 7.4 units per square kilometre | 20.57 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.16 units per square kilometre | 27.15 units per square kilometre | 63.24 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.4 units per square kilometre | 28.67 units per square kilometre | 58.03 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 3 Hong Kong, China 24,480 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.79 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 185.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0874 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 185.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.32 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 58.03 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.24 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6619 units per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.