Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 0.4328 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Zambia is 0.4328 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 40.7% on the previous year and up 3,107.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.5478 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0116 units per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places Zambia 157th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2526 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.2881 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3095 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3102 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3237 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3129 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3454 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4027 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4266 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3978 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3463 units per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3744 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3405 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3184 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3304 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3415 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3198 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3469 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4083 units per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4914 units per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5478 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3935 units per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3309 units per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2946 units per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3157 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | -78.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0656 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1045 units per square kilometre | +59.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1206 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0653 units per square kilometre | -45.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0633 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0686 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0671 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0725 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0789 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0828 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.084 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3504 units per square kilometre | +317.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4117 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1712 units per square kilometre | -58.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | -92.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2739 units per square kilometre | +2269.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1938 units per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2079 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0224 units per square kilometre | -89.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | -50.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1838 units per square kilometre | +1467.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3076 units per square kilometre | +67.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4328 units per square kilometre | +40.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.337 units per square kilometre | 0.2526 units per square kilometre | 0.4266 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3618 units per square kilometre | 0.3184 units per square kilometre | 0.4914 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2649 units per square kilometre | 0.0656 units per square kilometre | 0.5478 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0781 units per square kilometre | 0.0633 units per square kilometre | 0.1206 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.168 units per square kilometre | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | 0.4117 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.234 units per square kilometre | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | 0.4328 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 154 Sudan 0.4877 units per square kilometre compare
- 155 Lithuania 0.4673 units per square kilometre compare
- 156 Burundi 0.4673 units per square kilometre compare
- 158 Congo 0.4307 units per square kilometre compare
- 159 Burkina Faso 0.3786 units per square kilometre compare
- 160 Eritrea 0.3726 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Zambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,688 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3457 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,688 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Zambia was 0.4328 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5478 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0116 units per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 157th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,107.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.