Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Small states
Small states: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 20.6 units per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Small states, 1984–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Small states recorded 20.6 units per square kilometre for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in 2022.
The figure is up 165.0% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Small states peaked at 35.42 units per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.77 units per square kilometre, in 2021.
Small states ranks 22nd of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Small states, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 8.29 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 8.82 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 9.41 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 9.9 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 10.49 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 10.8 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 11.22 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 11.45 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 11.01 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 11.65 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 13.67 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 14.68 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 14.34 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 14.52 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 15.43 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 17.38 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 18.29 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 18.03 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 18.74 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 18.42 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 22.73 units per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2011 | 23.92 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 24.01 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 23.61 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 26.09 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 32.31 units per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 35.42 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 31.16 units per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 9.24 units per square kilometre | -70.4% |
| 2021 | 7.77 units per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 20.6 units per square kilometre | +165.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.62 units per square kilometre | 8.29 units per square kilometre | 10.8 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 13.53 units per square kilometre | 11.01 units per square kilometre | 17.38 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.37 units per square kilometre | 18.03 units per square kilometre | 18.74 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.41 units per square kilometre | 22.73 units per square kilometre | 35.42 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.53 units per square kilometre | 7.77 units per square kilometre | 20.6 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 19 Seychelles 515.04 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 United Kingdom 491.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Trinidad and Tobago 395.45 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 American Samoa 384.72 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Belgium 373.54 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Israel 340.93 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Japan 330 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Small states
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 32.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 161.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1474 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.57 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Small states?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Small states was 20.6 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 35.42 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.77 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Small states rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Small states ranks 22nd out of 44 groups with data for 2022.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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)
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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.