Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Egypt

Egypt: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 16.75 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
16.75 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 37.2%
World rank
88th
of 183 countries
All-time high
16.75 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.5178 units per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Egypt, 1970–2023

051015197019962023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Egypt is 16.75 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.2% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Egypt peaked at 16.75 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5178 units per square kilometre, in 1971.

Egypt ranks 88th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Egypt, 1970 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1970 0.545 units per square kilometre
1971 0.5178 units per square kilometre -5.0%
1972 0.6259 units per square kilometre +20.9%
1973 0.6593 units per square kilometre +5.3%
1974 0.8408 units per square kilometre +27.5%
1975 0.9211 units per square kilometre +9.5%
1976 1.12 units per square kilometre +21.4%
1977 1.29 units per square kilometre +15.3%
1978 1.43 units per square kilometre +11.2%
1979 1.7 units per square kilometre +18.5%
1980 2.04 units per square kilometre +20.0%
1981 2.24 units per square kilometre +10.1%
1982 2.44 units per square kilometre +9.0%
1983 2.63 units per square kilometre +7.6%
1984 2.8 units per square kilometre +6.4%
1985 2.8 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1986 2.36 units per square kilometre -15.7%
1987 2.9 units per square kilometre +23.0%
1988 3.21 units per square kilometre +10.4%
1989 3.43 units per square kilometre +7.1%
1990 3.25 units per square kilometre -5.2%
1991 2.61 units per square kilometre -19.9%
1992 3.63 units per square kilometre +39.0%
1993 2.89 units per square kilometre -20.2%
1994 3.55 units per square kilometre +22.8%
1995 3.92 units per square kilometre +10.2%
1996 4.3 units per square kilometre +9.9%
1997 4.44 units per square kilometre +3.1%
1998 3.91 units per square kilometre -11.8%
1999 4.64 units per square kilometre +18.6%
2000 4.54 units per square kilometre -2.1%
2001 4.41 units per square kilometre -2.9%
2002 4.55 units per square kilometre +3.1%
2003 4.2 units per square kilometre -7.6%
2004 4.64 units per square kilometre +10.5%
2005 4.91 units per square kilometre +5.8%
2006 5.01 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2007 5.86 units per square kilometre +16.9%
2008 6.72 units per square kilometre +14.8%
2009 6.24 units per square kilometre -7.1%
2010 9.56 units per square kilometre +53.1%
2011 7.74 units per square kilometre -19.0%
2012 9.12 units per square kilometre +17.8%
2013 10.64 units per square kilometre +16.7%
2014 10.32 units per square kilometre -3.0%
2015 11.16 units per square kilometre +8.1%
2016 11.9 units per square kilometre +6.6%
2017 11.8 units per square kilometre -0.8%
2018 12.44 units per square kilometre +5.4%
2019 13.27 units per square kilometre +6.6%
2020 4.66 units per square kilometre -64.9%
2021 5.59 units per square kilometre +19.9%
2022 12.21 units per square kilometre +118.4%
2023 16.75 units per square kilometre +37.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9646 units per square kilometre 0.5178 units per square kilometre 1.7 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 2.69 units per square kilometre 2.04 units per square kilometre 3.43 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 3.71 units per square kilometre 2.61 units per square kilometre 4.64 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 5.11 units per square kilometre 4.2 units per square kilometre 6.72 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 10.8 units per square kilometre 7.74 units per square kilometre 13.27 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 9.8 units per square kilometre 4.66 units per square kilometre 16.75 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 85 Dominican Republic 20.67 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 86 Ecuador 18.39 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 87 Cape Verde 17.81 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 89 Jamaica 16.71 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 90 Samoa 15.15 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 91 Comoros 14.67 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Egypt?
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Egypt was 16.75 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 16.75 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5178 units per square kilometre in 1971.
How does Egypt rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Egypt ranks 88th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Egypt 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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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)

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Indicator
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 10,079 data points, 1970–2023
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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.