Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in North America
North America: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 57.44 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in North America, 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 North America is 57.44 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in North America peaked at 57.44 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.58 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places North America 8th out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in North America, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.58 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 10.17 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 11.2 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 11.97 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 12.36 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 12.23 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 13.23 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 14.21 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 16.08 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 18.45 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 17.53 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 16.73 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 17.14 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 18.41 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 19.84 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 21.61 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 24 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 25.48 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 26.29 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 26.18 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 26.77 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 25.85 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 26.69 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 26.89 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 29.41 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 30.56 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 32.77 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 33.91 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 33.81 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 36.36 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 39.01 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 36.55 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 34.3 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 34.47 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 39.65 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 42.24 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 42.6 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 43.93 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 41.71 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 40.41 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 43.27 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 43.99 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 44.56 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 44.98 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 46.28 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 48.5 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 50.21 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 51.94 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 54.13 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 56.32 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 21.92 units per square kilometre | -61.1% |
| 2021 | 38.53 units per square kilometre | +75.7% |
| 2022 | 51.28 units per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 2023 | 57.44 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.95 units per square kilometre | 9.58 units per square kilometre | 18.45 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.32 units per square kilometre | 16.73 units per square kilometre | 26.29 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.3 units per square kilometre | 25.85 units per square kilometre | 36.36 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.49 units per square kilometre | 34.3 units per square kilometre | 43.93 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.42 units per square kilometre | 43.27 units per square kilometre | 56.32 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.29 units per square kilometre | 21.92 units per square kilometre | 57.44 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 5 Bahrain 7,168 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Maldives 4,746 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Qatar 3,282 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Ireland 2,795 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Nauru 1,955 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 United Arab Emirates 1,282 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Netherlands 1,231 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for North America
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 434.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 89.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2321 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 89.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in North America?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in North America was 57.44 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 57.44 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.58 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does North America rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- North America ranks 8th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.