Air transport, passengers carried in Cameroon
Cameroon: Air transport, passengers carried was 331,025 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Air transport, passengers carried in Cameroon, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 331,025 for air transport, passengers carried in 2023.
The figure is up 31.1% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Cameroon peaked at 718,000 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2010.
That places Cameroon 125th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65,800 | — |
| 1971 | 108,500 | +64.9% |
| 1972 | 130,000 | +19.8% |
| 1973 | 211,300 | +62.5% |
| 1974 | 228,200 | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 239,000 | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 296,900 | +24.2% |
| 1977 | 346,700 | +16.8% |
| 1978 | 392,700 | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 402,500 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 480,000 | +19.3% |
| 1981 | 485,500 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 634,000 | +30.6% |
| 1983 | 631,000 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 676,500 | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 718,000 | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 536,100 | -25.3% |
| 1987 | 561,000 | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 582,000 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 403,400 | -30.7% |
| 1990 | 284,200 | -29.5% |
| 1991 | 356,600 | +25.5% |
| 1992 | 363,100 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 274,800 | -24.3% |
| 1994 | 295,000 | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 345,000 | +16.9% |
| 1996 | 361,800 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 279,000 | -22.9% |
| 1998 | 277,900 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 292,600 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 273,000 | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 324,114 | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 243,122 | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 315,100 | +29.6% |
| 2004 | 355,610 | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 384,059 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 424,794 | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 453,051 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 470,598 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 466,050 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 171,007 | — |
| 2012 | 248,027 | +45.0% |
| 2013 | 287,208 | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 275,760 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 267,208 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 343,592 | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 236,000 | -31.3% |
| 2018 | 265,136 | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 83,882 | -68.4% |
| 2020 | 40,884 | -51.3% |
| 2021 | 177,992 | +335.4% |
| 2022 | 252,403 | +41.8% |
| 2023 | 331,025 | +31.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 331,025 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 48% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 331,025 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +335.4% | 40,884 | 177,992 |
| 2010 | -100.0% | 466,050 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 242,160 | 65,800 | 402,500 | 10 |
| 1980s | 570,750 | 403,400 | 718,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 313,000 | 274,800 | 363,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 370,950 | 243,122 | 470,598 | 10 |
| 2010s | 217,782 | 0 | 343,592 | 10 |
| 2020s | 200,576 | 40,884 | 331,025 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More infrastructure data for Cameroon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,507 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2318 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,507 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Cameroon?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Cameroon was 331,025 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 718,000 in 1985.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Cameroon ranks 125th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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About this data
Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.