Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 15.15 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 15.15 units per square kilometre for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 114.4% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 104.21 units per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.59 units per square kilometre, in 2021.
Samoa ranks 90th of 183 countries 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 95.41 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 26.47 units per square kilometre | -72.3% |
| 1998 | 52.58 units per square kilometre | +98.7% |
| 1999 | 54.95 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 58 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 61.3 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 64.41 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 70.01 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 87.23 units per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 94.21 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 101.62 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 104.21 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 102.65 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 95.73 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 27.19 units per square kilometre | -71.6% |
| 2015 | 34.96 units per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 41.05 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 29.47 units per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2018 | 27.99 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 26.93 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 4.3 units per square kilometre | -84.0% |
| 2021 | 2.59 units per square kilometre | -39.7% |
| 2022 | 7.07 units per square kilometre | +172.4% |
| 2023 | 15.15 units per square kilometre | +114.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 15.15 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.26 units per square kilometre, 88% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 15.15 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 101.63 units per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +172.4% | 2.59 units per square kilometre | 7.07 units per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +114.4% | 7.07 units per square kilometre | 15.15 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.35 units per square kilometre | 26.47 units per square kilometre | 95.41 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 83.94 units per square kilometre | 58 units per square kilometre | 104.21 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.27 units per square kilometre | 26.93 units per square kilometre | 41.05 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.28 units per square kilometre | 2.59 units per square kilometre | 15.15 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 87 Cape Verde 17.81 units per square kilometre compare
- 88 Egypt 16.75 units per square kilometre compare
- 89 Jamaica 16.71 units per square kilometre compare
- 91 Comoros 14.67 units per square kilometre
- 92 Peru 13.84 units per square kilometre compare
- 93 Albania 13.68 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Samoa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 134,320 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.4 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,567 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0212 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -23.88 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,567 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.624 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Samoa was 15.15 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 104.21 units per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.59 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 90th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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.