Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 0.0372 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Malawi, 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 Malawi is 0.0372 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 1.7 units per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0137 units per square kilometre, in 2021.
Malawi ranks 174th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9713 units per square kilometre | 0.5484 units per square kilometre | 1.3 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 units per square kilometre | 0.997 units per square kilometre | 1.49 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 1.19 units per square kilometre | 1.68 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 units per square kilometre | 1.11 units per square kilometre | 1.7 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2974 units per square kilometre | 0.0621 units per square kilometre | 0.9707 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.027 units per square kilometre | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 171 Somalia 0.0543 units per square kilometre compare
- 172 Lesotho 0.0428 units per square kilometre compare
- 173 Slovakia 0.04 units per square kilometre compare
- 175 Guyana 0.0356 units per square kilometre compare
- 176 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0311 units per square kilometre compare
- 177 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0306 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Malawi
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,869 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0225 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,869 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6926 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.0372 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 units per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0137 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 174th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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.