Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in IDA only
IDA only: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 2.58 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in IDA only, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in IDA only is 2.58 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 21.5% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in IDA only peaked at 2.58 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2152 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
IDA only ranks 36th 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 IDA only, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2152 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.2371 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2462 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2834 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3021 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3166 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3668 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3645 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3831 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4317 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4625 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4892 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5095 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5221 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5473 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5336 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5377 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5423 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.607 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5798 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6267 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5694 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5757 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5992 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5939 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5857 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6145 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6066 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6291 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6104 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6406 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6018 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6347 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6508 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.779 units per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8308 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8776 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.923 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9269 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9343 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.3 units per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 2011 | 1.6 units per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 1.45 units per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 1.53 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.64 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.64 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.72 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.02 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 2.31 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 2.22 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9554 units per square kilometre | -57.0% |
| 2021 | 1.18 units per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2022 | 2.12 units per square kilometre | +79.9% |
| 2023 | 2.58 units per square kilometre | +21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3147 units per square kilometre | 0.2152 units per square kilometre | 0.4317 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5331 units per square kilometre | 0.4625 units per square kilometre | 0.607 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6011 units per square kilometre | 0.5694 units per square kilometre | 0.6291 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.78 units per square kilometre | 0.6018 units per square kilometre | 0.9343 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 units per square kilometre | 1.3 units per square kilometre | 2.31 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 units per square kilometre | 0.9554 units per square kilometre | 2.58 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 33 Türkiye 163.64 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Denmark 160.72 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 El Salvador 157.53 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Monaco 155.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Brunei Darussalam 155.77 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Greece 148.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Bahamas 146.4 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for IDA only
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 88.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 12.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8866 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in IDA only?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in IDA only was 2.58 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2152 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does IDA only rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- IDA only ranks 36th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA only 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.