Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 0.0428 units per square kilometre in 1999. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1974–1999
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Lesotho is 0.0428 units per square kilometre, measured in 1999. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.4% on the previous year and down 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 2.08 units per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0428 units per square kilometre, in 1999.
That places Lesotho 172nd out of 183 countries with data for 1999, 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.3294 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.3294 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3623 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3623 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | +263.6% |
| 1979 | 1.71 units per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1980 | 1.2 units per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 1981 | 1.21 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.81 units per square kilometre | +49.7% |
| 1983 | 2.01 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 1.6 units per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1985 | 1.67 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 1.82 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 2.01 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 2.08 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 1.76 units per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 1.84 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 1.84 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8597 units per square kilometre | -53.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6752 units per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8762 units per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8169 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5632 units per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3458 units per square kilometre | -38.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9289 units per square kilometre | +168.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | -95.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0428 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.98 units per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0428 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5385 units per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +263.6% | 0.3623 units per square kilometre | 1.32 units per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +168.6% | 0.3458 units per square kilometre | 0.9289 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7356 units per square kilometre | 0.3294 units per square kilometre | 1.71 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.71 units per square kilometre | 1.2 units per square kilometre | 2.08 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8798 units per square kilometre | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | 1.84 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 169 Central African Republic 0.0744 units per square kilometre compare
- 170 Namibia 0.0732 units per square kilometre compare
- 171 Somalia 0.0543 units per square kilometre compare
- 173 Slovakia 0.04 units per square kilometre compare
- 174 Malawi 0.0372 units per square kilometre compare
- 175 Guyana 0.0356 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Lesotho
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7,980 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3414 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 7,980 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7033 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0428 units per square kilometre in 1999, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 units per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0428 units per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 172nd out of 183 countries with data for 1999.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.