Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 1.78 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.78 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 20.7%
Rank
41st
of 44 groups
All-time high
1.78 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1887 units per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2023

Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2023

00.511.52197019962023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 1.78 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.7% on the previous year and up 91.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 1.78 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1887 units per square kilometre, in 1970.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 41st of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year

Annual values for Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1970 0.1887 units per square kilometre
1971 0.2061 units per square kilometre +9.2%
1972 0.2098 units per square kilometre +1.8%
1973 0.2234 units per square kilometre +6.5%
1974 0.2474 units per square kilometre +10.7%
1975 0.2695 units per square kilometre +9.0%
1976 0.3134 units per square kilometre +16.3%
1977 0.3191 units per square kilometre +1.8%
1978 0.348 units per square kilometre +9.1%
1979 0.3974 units per square kilometre +14.2%
1980 0.4282 units per square kilometre +7.7%
1981 0.4458 units per square kilometre +4.1%
1982 0.4543 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1983 0.4681 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1984 0.491 units per square kilometre +4.9%
1985 0.4584 units per square kilometre -6.6%
1986 0.441 units per square kilometre -3.8%
1987 0.4481 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1988 0.464 units per square kilometre +3.5%
1989 0.4486 units per square kilometre -3.3%
1990 0.4567 units per square kilometre +1.8%
1991 0.4066 units per square kilometre -11.0%
1992 0.4129 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1993 0.3702 units per square kilometre -10.3%
1994 0.3533 units per square kilometre -4.6%
1995 0.3519 units per square kilometre -0.4%
1996 0.3885 units per square kilometre +10.4%
1997 0.3985 units per square kilometre +2.6%
1998 0.401 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1999 0.3942 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2000 0.3736 units per square kilometre -5.2%
2001 0.3434 units per square kilometre -8.1%
2010 0.8082 units per square kilometre +135.4%
2011 0.9868 units per square kilometre +22.1%
2012 0.9319 units per square kilometre -5.6%
2013 0.9322 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 0.9983 units per square kilometre +7.1%
2015 1.07 units per square kilometre +6.7%
2016 1.08 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2017 1.23 units per square kilometre +14.0%
2018 1.36 units per square kilometre +10.8%
2019 1.41 units per square kilometre +3.6%
2020 0.6353 units per square kilometre -55.0%
2021 0.9867 units per square kilometre +55.3%
2022 1.48 units per square kilometre +49.8%
2023 1.78 units per square kilometre +20.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2723 units per square kilometre 0.1887 units per square kilometre 0.3974 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.4547 units per square kilometre 0.4282 units per square kilometre 0.491 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.3934 units per square kilometre 0.3519 units per square kilometre 0.4567 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.3585 units per square kilometre 0.3434 units per square kilometre 0.3736 units per square kilometre 2
2010s 1.08 units per square kilometre 0.8082 units per square kilometre 1.41 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 1.22 units per square kilometre 0.6353 units per square kilometre 1.78 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

  1. 38 Greece 148.1 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 39 Bahamas 146.4 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 40 Malaysia 142.13 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 41 Philippines 139.19 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 42 France 119.95 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 43 Fiji 117.93 units per square kilometre compare
  7. 44 Tonga 104.74 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 230 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 1.78 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The highest recorded value was 1.78 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1887 units per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 41st out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Over the last ten years it is up 91.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.