Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 11.71 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 11.71 units per square kilometre for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 20.9% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 11.85 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.62 units per square kilometre, in 1998.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.78 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 2.39 units per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 1994 | 2.11 units per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 2.05 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.87 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 1.8 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.62 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 1.75 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 1.83 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.95 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 1.98 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.17 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 2.55 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 2.77 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 3.01 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 3.39 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 3.82 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 3.87 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 5.02 units per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 2011 | 5.82 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 6.67 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 7.46 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 8.22 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 9 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 9.34 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 10.52 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 11.46 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 11.85 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 5.45 units per square kilometre | -54.0% |
| 2021 | 8.38 units per square kilometre | +53.6% |
| 2022 | 9.68 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 11.71 units per square kilometre | +20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.17 units per square kilometre | 1.62 units per square kilometre | 3.78 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.73 units per square kilometre | 1.83 units per square kilometre | 3.87 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.54 units per square kilometre | 5.02 units per square kilometre | 11.85 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8 units per square kilometre | 5.45 units per square kilometre | 11.71 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 26 Lebanon 263.27 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Germany 229.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Panama 212.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Portugal 199.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Spain 188.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Viet Nam 175.84 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Marshall Islands 163.9 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 664.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 53.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1146 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 53.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.44 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 11.71 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.85 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.