Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 14.58 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 14.58 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 14.58 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8497 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8497 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.8979 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1973 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 1.31 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1975 | 1.5 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1976 | 1.67 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 1.84 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 2.06 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 2.39 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1980 | 2.58 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 2.54 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 2.6 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 2.62 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.66 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 2.75 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 2.95 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 3.02 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 2.98 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 3.24 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 3.16 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 3.09 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 3.11 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.24 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 3.48 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 3.39 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 3.64 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 4.01 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 4.23 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 4.34 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 4.48 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 4.76 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 4.61 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 4.41 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 4.78 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 5.08 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 5.22 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 5.64 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 6.3 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 6.48 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 8.38 units per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 9.24 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 10.11 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 10.79 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 11.52 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 12.3 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 12.3 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.78 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 13.53 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 14.08 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 5.73 units per square kilometre | -59.3% |
| 2021 | 8.88 units per square kilometre | +55.0% |
| 2022 | 12.75 units per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 2023 | 14.58 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.47 units per square kilometre | 0.8497 units per square kilometre | 2.39 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.79 units per square kilometre | 2.54 units per square kilometre | 3.24 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.57 units per square kilometre | 3.09 units per square kilometre | 4.34 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.18 units per square kilometre | 4.41 units per square kilometre | 6.48 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5 units per square kilometre | 8.38 units per square kilometre | 14.08 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.49 units per square kilometre | 5.73 units per square kilometre | 14.58 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 24 Israel 340.93 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Japan 330 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 704.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 72.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 72.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 14.58 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.58 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8497 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.