Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 7.56 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 7.56 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 7.68 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4963 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4963 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.5273 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 0.551 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.647 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8011 units per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1975 | 1.01 units per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1976 | 1.24 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1977 | 1.42 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1978 | 1.57 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 1.57 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.66 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 1.71 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.85 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 2.05 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1984 | 2.14 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 2.14 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.17 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 2.29 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 2.43 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 2.53 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 2.62 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 2.4 units per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 2.57 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 2.47 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.57 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 2.63 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 2.84 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 3.21 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 3.05 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 3.09 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 3.13 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.98 units per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2002 | 3.07 units per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2003 | 3.71 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 3.53 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 3.64 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 3.97 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 4.14 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 4.12 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.3 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 6.1 units per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 2011 | 6.21 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 6.03 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 6.32 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 6.38 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 6.06 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 6.69 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 7.51 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 7.48 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.68 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 3.09 units per square kilometre | -59.7% |
| 2021 | 3.92 units per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 6.48 units per square kilometre | +65.1% |
| 2023 | 7.56 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -59.7% | 7.68 units per square kilometre | 3.09 units per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +65.1% | 3.92 units per square kilometre | 6.48 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9823 units per square kilometre | 0.4963 units per square kilometre | 1.57 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1 units per square kilometre | 1.66 units per square kilometre | 2.53 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.74 units per square kilometre | 2.4 units per square kilometre | 3.21 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.76 units per square kilometre | 3.07 units per square kilometre | 4.3 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.65 units per square kilometre | 6.03 units per square kilometre | 7.68 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.26 units per square kilometre | 3.09 units per square kilometre | 7.56 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 28 Panama 212.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Portugal 199.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Spain 188.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Vietnam 175.84 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Marshall Islands 163.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Turkey 163.64 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Denmark 160.72 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 761.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 71.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0942 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 71.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.01 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 7.56 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.68 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4963 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.