Air transport, passengers carried in Botswana
Botswana: Air transport, passengers carried was 172,720 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Botswana, 1979–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried in Botswana stood at 172,720.
The figure is up 38.8% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Botswana peaked at 415,864 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10,400, in 1979.
Botswana ranks 134th of 183 countries on this measure, 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 in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 10,400 | — |
| 1980 | 39,000 | +275.0% |
| 1981 | 50,000 | +28.2% |
| 1982 | 46,700 | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 50,300 | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 54,500 | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 58,900 | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 54,000 | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 60,100 | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 57,700 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 82,100 | +42.3% |
| 1990 | 101,300 | +23.4% |
| 1991 | 102,300 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 111,200 | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 122,600 | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 100,500 | -18.0% |
| 1995 | 99,900 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 104,000 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 116,400 | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 123,700 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 144,100 | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 163,909 | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 169,526 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 179,041 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 188,842 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 212,951 | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 229,987 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 213,587 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 227,624 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 236,182 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 233,515 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 290,195 | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 415,864 | +43.3% |
| 2012 | 415,130 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 270,996 | -34.7% |
| 2014 | 205,992 | -24.0% |
| 2015 | 226,549 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 254,396 | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 223,673 | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 253,417 | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 254,439 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 172,017 | -32.4% |
| 2022 | 124,414 | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 172,720 | +38.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 172,720 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.37 million, 13% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 172,720 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Botswana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +275.0% | 10,400 | 39,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,400 | 10,400 | 10,400 | 1 |
| 1980s | 55,330 | 39,000 | 82,100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 112,600 | 99,900 | 144,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 205,516 | 163,909 | 236,182 | 10 |
| 2010s | 281,065 | 205,992 | 415,864 | 10 |
| 2020s | 156,384 | 124,414 | 172,720 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More infrastructure data for Botswana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 164 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 83,182 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.3 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.033 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 83,182 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.64 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Botswana?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Botswana was 172,720 in 2023, according to Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 415,864 in 2011.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,400 in 1979.
- How does Botswana rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Botswana ranks 134th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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.