Air transport, passengers carried in Benin
Benin: Air transport, passengers carried was 899 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in Benin, 1970–2016
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried in Benin is 899, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.2% on the previous year and down 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Benin peaked at 137,640 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 899, in 2016.
That places Benin 179th out of 183 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29,500 | — |
| 1971 | 31,000 | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 25,900 | -16.5% |
| 1973 | 28,100 | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 31,500 | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 35,000 | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 40,400 | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 45,400 | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 52,200 | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 57,300 | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 61,100 | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 74,800 | +22.4% |
| 1982 | 78,300 | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 79,500 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 80,400 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 86,000 | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 108,400 | +26.0% |
| 1987 | 104,100 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 103,700 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 74,000 | -28.6% |
| 1990 | 76,300 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 66,300 | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 66,300 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 68,200 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 69,200 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 74,100 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 75,100 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 85,500 | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 90,500 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 83,900 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 77,273 | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 46,364 | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 53,013 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 58,314 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 58,314 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 137,640 | +136.0% |
| 2014 | 60,264 | -56.2% |
| 2015 | 112,392 | +86.5% |
| 2016 | 899 | -99.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 899 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 899 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +136.0% | 58,314 | 137,640 |
| 2016 | -99.2% | 112,392 | 899 |
| 2015 | +86.5% | 60,264 | 112,392 |
| 2014 | -56.2% | 137,640 | 60,264 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37,630 | 25,900 | 57,300 | 10 |
| 1980s | 85,030 | 61,100 | 108,400 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75,540 | 66,300 | 90,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,818 | 46,364 | 77,273 | 2 |
| 2010s | 68,691 | 899 | 137,640 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More infrastructure data for Benin
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,350 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0093 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,350 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Benin?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Benin was 899 in 2016, according to Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 137,640 in 2013.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 899 in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Benin ranks 179th out of 183 countries with data for 2016.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.