Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 1.94 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Ghana stood at 1.94 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 19.6% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 3.04 units per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4239 units per square kilometre, in 2004.
Ghana ranks 137th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5129 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.5959 units per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5788 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5959 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6513 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6759 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 1977 | 1.09 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1979 | 1.45 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 1.23 units per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1981 | 1.27 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.01 units per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1983 | 1.19 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1984 | 1.15 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 1.11 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 1.09 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9862 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 1.09 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8267 units per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8425 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9053 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6698 units per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8021 units per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1995 | 0.817 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8667 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9256 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.922 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.34 units per square kilometre | +44.9% |
| 2000 | 1.38 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 1.06 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4239 units per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7429 units per square kilometre | +75.3% |
| 2011 | 2.16 units per square kilometre | +190.8% |
| 2012 | 3.04 units per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 2013 | 1.74 units per square kilometre | -42.7% |
| 2014 | 1.79 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.72 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.58 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 3 units per square kilometre | +89.6% |
| 2018 | 2.06 units per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 2019 | 2.63 units per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2020 | 1.41 units per square kilometre | -46.2% |
| 2021 | 2.46 units per square kilometre | +74.0% |
| 2022 | 2.41 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.94 units per square kilometre | -19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8544 units per square kilometre | 0.5129 units per square kilometre | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 units per square kilometre | 0.9862 units per square kilometre | 1.27 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8914 units per square kilometre | 0.6698 units per square kilometre | 1.34 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 units per square kilometre | 0.4239 units per square kilometre | 1.38 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.04 units per square kilometre | 0.7429 units per square kilometre | 3.04 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 units per square kilometre | 1.41 units per square kilometre | 2.46 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 134 Guatemala 2.07 units per square kilometre compare
- 135 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Eswatini 2.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Afghanistan 1.58 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 Cuba 1.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 140 Yemen 1.17 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Ghana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.65 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269,356 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7824 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0078 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 269,356 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Ghana was 1.94 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.04 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4239 units per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 137th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.