Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 15.79 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 15.79 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 15.79 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8444 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8444 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.8939 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 1.01 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 1.3 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1975 | 1.49 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 1.66 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1977 | 1.82 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 2.01 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 2.34 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1980 | 2.55 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 2.55 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.64 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 2.61 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 2.65 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 2.73 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 2.94 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 3.01 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 2.98 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 3.23 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 3.16 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 3.12 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 3.18 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 3.34 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 3.62 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 3.57 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 3.78 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 4.18 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 4.43 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 4.55 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 4.7 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 4.97 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 4.81 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 4.65 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 4.98 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 5.31 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 5.45 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 5.93 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 6.61 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 6.96 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 8.83 units per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2011 | 9.82 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 10.79 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 11.66 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 12.39 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 13.16 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 13.28 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 13.73 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 14.59 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 15.2 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 6.01 units per square kilometre | -60.5% |
| 2021 | 9.36 units per square kilometre | +55.9% |
| 2022 | 14.05 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 15.79 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 0.8444 units per square kilometre | 2.34 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.79 units per square kilometre | 2.55 units per square kilometre | 3.23 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.69 units per square kilometre | 3.12 units per square kilometre | 4.55 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.44 units per square kilometre | 4.65 units per square kilometre | 6.96 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.35 units per square kilometre | 8.83 units per square kilometre | 15.2 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3 units per square kilometre | 6.01 units per square kilometre | 15.79 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 22 American Samoa 384.72 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Belgium 373.54 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More infrastructure data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 765.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.17 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 15.79 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.79 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8444 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.