Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 0.6221 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Libya, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.6221 units per square kilometre for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 1.66 units per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Libya 149th out of 183 countries 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1081 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1474 units per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1972 | 0.186 units per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2001 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2319 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3171 units per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3807 units per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4557 units per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5062 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5193 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6643 units per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8445 units per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8853 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 1.06 units per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9001 units per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8976 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7859 units per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8611 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8986 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.919 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7673 units per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4848 units per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3642 units per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3542 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3629 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3243 units per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3243 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3328 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3414 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3312 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3179 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3561 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4832 units per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6546 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0.6843 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6899 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.652 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.66 units per square kilometre | +155.3% |
| 2011 | 1.3 units per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7946 units per square kilometre | -38.8% |
| 2013 | 1.56 units per square kilometre | +96.3% |
| 2014 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 0.813 units per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7293 units per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6743 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8199 units per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7772 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4065 units per square kilometre | -47.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5504 units per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6054 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6221 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.6221 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.26 units per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.6221 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.64 units per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +155.3% | 0.652 units per square kilometre | 1.66 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3053 units per square kilometre | 0.1081 units per square kilometre | 0.5193 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8714 units per square kilometre | 0.6643 units per square kilometre | 1.06 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.541 units per square kilometre | 0.3243 units per square kilometre | 1.07 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4511 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.6899 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 units per square kilometre | 0.6743 units per square kilometre | 1.66 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5461 units per square kilometre | 0.4065 units per square kilometre | 0.6221 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 146 Guinea-Bissau 0.7255 units per square kilometre compare
- 147 Cameroon 0.7003 units per square kilometre compare
- 148 Sierra Leone 0.6954 units per square kilometre compare
- 150 Madagascar 0.5385 units per square kilometre compare
- 151 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5073 units per square kilometre compare
- 152 Nicaragua 0.5072 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Libya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.94 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 192.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1686 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -22.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.22 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.93 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Libya?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Libya was 0.6221 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Libya rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 149th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.