Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 2.37 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 2.37 units per square kilometre for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 24.0% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 2.75 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2277 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2277 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.2489 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2661 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3109 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3382 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3635 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4254 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4344 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.483 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 0.56 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6457 units per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7049 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7058 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7116 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7286 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7445 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.69 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7001 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7267 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7217 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7232 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6935 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.659 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6419 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6895 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7088 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7373 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7576 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7473 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7897 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8248 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7887 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7541 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8225 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9213 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 1.18 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 1.25 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 1.29 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.27 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.77 units per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 2011 | 1.98 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 1.89 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.82 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.84 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.98 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 2.06 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.24 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 2.7 units per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2019 | 2.75 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | -63.0% |
| 2021 | 1.31 units per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2022 | 1.91 units per square kilometre | +45.9% |
| 2023 | 2.37 units per square kilometre | +24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3658 units per square kilometre | 0.2277 units per square kilometre | 0.56 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7079 units per square kilometre | 0.6457 units per square kilometre | 0.7445 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7148 units per square kilometre | 0.6419 units per square kilometre | 0.7897 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 0.7541 units per square kilometre | 1.29 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 units per square kilometre | 1.77 units per square kilometre | 2.75 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 units per square kilometre | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 2.37 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 36 Monaco 155.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Brunei Darussalam 155.77 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Greece 148.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Bahamas 146.4 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Malaysia 142.13 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Philippines 139.19 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 France 119.95 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.10 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8324 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 2.37 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.75 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2277 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.