Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 3.42 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea is 3.42 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4.58 units per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7839 units per square kilometre, in 1975.
That places Papua New Guinea 126th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.7839 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.895 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9716 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 1.18 units per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1979 | 1.26 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 1.23 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 1.22 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.24 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.18 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 1.57 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 1.55 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.78 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1987 | 1.76 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.96 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 2.13 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 2.06 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 2.01 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 2.11 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 1.91 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 2.46 units per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1995 | 2.14 units per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 2.14 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.46 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 2.45 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.34 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 2.43 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 2.62 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 2.73 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.52 units per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 2004 | 1.68 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 1.81 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 2.03 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 2.03 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.87 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 3.1 units per square kilometre | +65.8% |
| 2011 | 3.45 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 3.6 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 4.13 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 4.58 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 3.71 units per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 3.78 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 4.12 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 4.05 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.48 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 2.06 units per square kilometre | -54.1% |
| 2021 | 2.29 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 3.26 units per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 2023 | 3.42 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 0.7839 units per square kilometre | 1.26 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.56 units per square kilometre | 1.18 units per square kilometre | 2.13 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.21 units per square kilometre | 1.91 units per square kilometre | 2.46 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 units per square kilometre | 1.52 units per square kilometre | 2.73 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 units per square kilometre | 3.1 units per square kilometre | 4.58 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 units per square kilometre | 2.06 units per square kilometre | 3.42 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 123 Cambodia 3.83 units per square kilometre compare
- 124 Laos 3.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 125 North Macedonia 3.44 units per square kilometre compare
- 127 Syria 3.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 128 Uruguay 3.22 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Algeria 3.01 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Papua New Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 38.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 172,691 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.69 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 172,691 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3877 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 3.42 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.58 units per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7839 units per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 126th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.