Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in OECD members
OECD members: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 68.83 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in OECD members, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 68.83 units per square kilometre for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in OECD members peaked at 70.55 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.87 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
OECD members ranks 2nd of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.87 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 8.44 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 9.3 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 10.15 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 10.5 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 10.56 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 11.42 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 12.36 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 13.86 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 15.59 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 15.13 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 14.91 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 15.16 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 15.94 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 17.04 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 18.34 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 19.76 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 21.24 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 22.25 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 23.04 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 24.09 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 23.52 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 24.72 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 25.2 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 27.39 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 28.79 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 31 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 32.46 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 32.69 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 35.12 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 37.55 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 36.16 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 35.13 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 36 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 39.81 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 41.55 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 42.92 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 44.92 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 44.01 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 42.74 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 48.3 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 49.81 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 51.11 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 52.99 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 55.22 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 58.69 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 61.7 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 64.67 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 67.98 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 70.55 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 24.57 units per square kilometre | -65.2% |
| 2021 | 36.86 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 58.85 units per square kilometre | +59.6% |
| 2023 | 68.83 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 units per square kilometre | 7.87 units per square kilometre | 15.59 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.28 units per square kilometre | 14.91 units per square kilometre | 23.04 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.5 units per square kilometre | 23.52 units per square kilometre | 35.12 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.08 units per square kilometre | 35.13 units per square kilometre | 44.92 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1 units per square kilometre | 48.3 units per square kilometre | 70.55 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.28 units per square kilometre | 24.57 units per square kilometre | 68.83 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 1 Singapore 66,160 units per square kilometre compare
- 2 Macau, China 62,218 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Hong Kong, China 24,480 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Malta 7,461 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bahrain 7,168 units per square kilometre compare
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions 122.31 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 429.13 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 31.35 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3113 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in OECD members?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in OECD members was 68.83 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 70.55 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.87 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- OECD members ranks 2nd out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.