Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 52.28 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, 1974–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 52.28 units per square kilometre for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 87.3% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 57.84 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.25 units per square kilometre, in 1974.
That places East Asia & Pacific 9th out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 2.25 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 2.34 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 2.47 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 2.84 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1978 | 3.19 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1979 | 3.57 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 3.65 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 3.93 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 3.91 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 3.93 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 4.3 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 4.56 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 4.91 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 5.46 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 6.15 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 6.33 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 7.17 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 7.74 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 8.56 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 9.09 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 9.96 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 11.22 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 11.98 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 12.23 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 12.32 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 12.8 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 13.82 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 14.38 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 15.33 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 14.98 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 17.58 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 18.59 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 19.88 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 21.41 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 21.91 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 22.72 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 29.68 units per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2011 | 31.45 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 33.09 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 36.55 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 39.48 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 43.01 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 47.24 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 51.76 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 55.73 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 57.84 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 27.51 units per square kilometre | -52.4% |
| 2021 | 25.84 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 27.91 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 52.28 units per square kilometre | +87.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.78 units per square kilometre | 2.25 units per square kilometre | 3.57 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 4.71 units per square kilometre | 3.65 units per square kilometre | 6.33 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.31 units per square kilometre | 7.17 units per square kilometre | 12.8 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.06 units per square kilometre | 13.82 units per square kilometre | 22.72 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.58 units per square kilometre | 29.68 units per square kilometre | 57.84 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.39 units per square kilometre | 25.84 units per square kilometre | 52.28 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 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
- 11 Netherlands 1,231 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Luxembourg 954.64 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.24 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 135.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 288.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1205 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 288.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.36 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?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific was 52.28 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?
- The highest recorded value was 57.84 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 units per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.