Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Tanzania
Tanzania: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 2.16 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Tanzania, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 2.16 units per square kilometre for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Tanzania peaked at 2.16 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0967 units per square kilometre, in 1977.
That places Tanzania 133rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1935 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.2122 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2223 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2899 units per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3194 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3067 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3503 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0967 units per square kilometre | -72.4% |
| 1978 | 0.217 units per square kilometre | +124.3% |
| 1979 | 0.33 units per square kilometre | +52.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4376 units per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3667 units per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4535 units per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4596 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5628 units per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1985 | 0.509 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 0.498 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5149 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4632 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3012 units per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3298 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.327 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2443 units per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2128 units per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2249 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2669 units per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2529 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2459 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2486 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2145 units per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 0.218 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1971 units per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1518 units per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1688 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2744 units per square kilometre | +62.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2904 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2143 units per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2832 units per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2288 units per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7717 units per square kilometre | +237.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8472 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 1.16 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 1.33 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 1.27 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.48 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 1.33 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 1.38 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.92 units per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 2019 | 1.69 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9299 units per square kilometre | -45.0% |
| 2021 | 1.29 units per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 2022 | 2.06 units per square kilometre | +59.0% |
| 2023 | 2.16 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 2.16 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.98 units per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 2.16 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5385 units per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +237.2% | 0.2288 units per square kilometre | 0.7717 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2538 units per square kilometre | 0.0967 units per square kilometre | 0.3503 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4566 units per square kilometre | 0.3012 units per square kilometre | 0.5628 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2568 units per square kilometre | 0.2128 units per square kilometre | 0.3298 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2798 units per square kilometre | 0.1518 units per square kilometre | 0.7717 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 units per square kilometre | 0.8472 units per square kilometre | 1.92 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 units per square kilometre | 0.9299 units per square kilometre | 2.16 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 130 Haiti 2.7 units per square kilometre compare
- 131 Turkmenistan 2.29 units per square kilometre compare
- 132 Cote d'Ivoire 2.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 134 Guatemala 2.07 units per square kilometre compare
- 135 Venezuela 2.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Eswatini 2.02 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Tanzania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 78,299 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1142 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 78,299 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Tanzania?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Tanzania was 2.16 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0967 units per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Tanzania rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Tanzania ranks 133rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.