Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 0.3192 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.3192 units per square kilometre for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.5092 units per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0639 units per square kilometre, in 1972.
Mauritania ranks 162nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.082 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0664 units per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0639 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0705 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 0.076 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.082 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0916 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1023 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1137 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1206 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1369 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1398 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1429 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1441 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1957 units per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2074 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2264 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2097 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2097 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2138 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2161 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2064 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2064 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2082 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2092 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2211 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2278 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2379 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2422 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1818 units per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1795 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.151 units per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1024 units per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1127 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1245 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1345 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1447 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1501 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1493 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1381 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5092 units per square kilometre | +268.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3697 units per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3156 units per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2539 units per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2631 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2408 units per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2719 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4063 units per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3679 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3751 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0979 units per square kilometre | -73.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2011 units per square kilometre | +105.4% |
| 2022 | 0.382 units per square kilometre | +90.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3192 units per square kilometre | -16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0869 units per square kilometre | 0.0639 units per square kilometre | 0.1206 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1826 units per square kilometre | 0.1369 units per square kilometre | 0.2264 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2157 units per square kilometre | 0.1818 units per square kilometre | 0.2422 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1387 units per square kilometre | 0.1024 units per square kilometre | 0.1795 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3373 units per square kilometre | 0.2408 units per square kilometre | 0.5092 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.25 units per square kilometre | 0.0979 units per square kilometre | 0.382 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 159 Burkina Faso 0.3786 units per square kilometre compare
- 160 Eritrea 0.3726 units per square kilometre compare
- 161 Liberia 0.3322 units per square kilometre compare
- 163 Botswana 0.3048 units per square kilometre compare
- 164 Gabon 0.3001 units per square kilometre compare
- 165 Zimbabwe 0.2391 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Mauritania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.76 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15,997 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3095 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -47.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 15,997 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9207 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.3192 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5092 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0639 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Mauritania rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 162nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.