Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in IDA total
IDA total: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 3.2 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in IDA total, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in IDA total stood at 3.2 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.8% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in IDA total peaked at 3.2 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2738 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places IDA total 34th out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 total, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2738 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.2829 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.274 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3377 units per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3585 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4159 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5056 units per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5296 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5942 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6522 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7314 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7937 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8143 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8388 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8689 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8941 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.889 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8863 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9459 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9288 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.973 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9294 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1993 | 1 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9921 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9774 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.06 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9669 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9927 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.15 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 1.24 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 1.34 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 1.4 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.42 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.4 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.97 units per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 2011 | 2.32 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 2.17 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 2.23 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.33 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 2.38 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.49 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.68 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 3.09 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 3.03 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3 units per square kilometre | -57.0% |
| 2021 | 1.62 units per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2022 | 2.7 units per square kilometre | +66.9% |
| 2023 | 3.2 units per square kilometre | +18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4224 units per square kilometre | 0.2738 units per square kilometre | 0.6522 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8591 units per square kilometre | 0.7314 units per square kilometre | 0.9459 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 units per square kilometre | 0.9294 units per square kilometre | 1.1 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 units per square kilometre | 0.9669 units per square kilometre | 1.42 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 units per square kilometre | 1.97 units per square kilometre | 3.09 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 units per square kilometre | 1.3 units per square kilometre | 3.2 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 31 Viet Nam 175.84 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Marshall Islands 163.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions 87.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0111 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 22.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8712 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in IDA total?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in IDA total was 3.2 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2738 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does IDA total rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- IDA total ranks 34th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA total 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.