Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 26.45 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 26.45 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.2% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 26.45 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.58 units per square kilometre, in 1993.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 44 groups 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.66 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 2.58 units per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 1994 | 2.63 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 2.87 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 2.84 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 2.81 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 2.92 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 2.87 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 3.29 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 3.26 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.31 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.52 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 4.37 units per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2005 | 4.95 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 5.37 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 5.93 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 6.61 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 7.52 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 10.39 units per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 2011 | 12.25 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 14.11 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 16.34 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 17.91 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 20.16 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 21.17 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 23.25 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 24.82 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 24.51 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 9.72 units per square kilometre | -60.3% |
| 2021 | 14.98 units per square kilometre | +54.1% |
| 2022 | 21.81 units per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 2023 | 26.45 units per square kilometre | +21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9 units per square kilometre | 2.58 units per square kilometre | 3.66 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.82 units per square kilometre | 3.26 units per square kilometre | 7.52 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.49 units per square kilometre | 10.39 units per square kilometre | 24.82 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.24 units per square kilometre | 9.72 units per square kilometre | 26.45 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 13 Korea 781.48 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Mauritius 753.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Switzerland 701.73 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Hungary 609.4 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Austria 557.93 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Kuwait 533.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Seychelles 515.04 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 299.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 29.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1145 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 29.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 26.45 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.45 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.58 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.