Air transport, passengers carried in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Air transport, passengers carried was 118,427 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried in Equatorial Guinea stood at 118,427.
That represents a change of down 30.7% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 496,322 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8,500, in 1971.
That places Equatorial Guinea 140th 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 in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8,500 | — |
| 1972 | 9,000 | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 9,500 | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 10,000 | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 10,500 | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 11,000 | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 13,300 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 13,300 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 13,300 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 13,300 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 13,400 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 13,700 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 13,700 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13,700 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 27,600 | +101.5% |
| 1989 | 14,000 | -49.3% |
| 1990 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14,700 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 14,700 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20,900 | +42.2% |
| 1998 | 20,800 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 25,969 | +24.9% |
| 2011 | 130,198 | +401.4% |
| 2012 | 316,621 | +143.2% |
| 2013 | 401,712 | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 303,024 | -24.6% |
| 2015 | 400,758 | +32.3% |
| 2016 | 458,222 | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 496,322 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 404,301 | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 425,475 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 138,898 | -67.4% |
| 2021 | 31,268 | -77.5% |
| 2022 | 170,923 | +446.6% |
| 2023 | 118,427 | -30.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 118,427 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.37 million, 9% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 118,427 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +446.6% | 31,268 | 170,923 |
| 2011 | +401.4% | 25,969 | 130,198 |
| 2012 | +143.2% | 130,198 | 316,621 |
| 1988 | +101.5% | 13,700 | 27,600 |
| 2021 | -77.5% | 138,898 | 31,268 |
| 2020 | -67.4% | 425,475 | 138,898 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,611 | 8,500 | 13,000 | 9 |
| 1980s | 14,930 | 13,300 | 27,600 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,678 | 14,000 | 20,900 | 9 |
| 2010s | 336,260 | 25,969 | 496,322 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114,879 | 31,268 | 170,923 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More infrastructure data for Equatorial Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 893,441 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.54 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11,389 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.6315 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6095 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 11,389 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.4954 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Equatorial Guinea?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Equatorial Guinea was 118,427 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 496,322 in 2017.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,500 in 1971.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 140th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.