Air transport, passengers carried in Eswatini
Eswatini: Air transport, passengers carried was 34,663 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in Eswatini, 1973–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried in Eswatini stood at 34,663.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Eswatini peaked at 89,791 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10,647, in 2020.
Eswatini ranks 161st of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 14,000 | — |
| 1974 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 15,500 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 30,000 | +93.5% |
| 1980 | 31,000 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 28,800 | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 24,400 | -15.3% |
| 1983 | 29,000 | +18.9% |
| 1984 | 34,300 | +18.3% |
| 1985 | 39,400 | +14.9% |
| 1986 | 45,000 | +14.2% |
| 1987 | 45,700 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 47,000 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 50,700 | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 52,900 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 59,300 | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 57,200 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 58,400 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 64,800 | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 49,300 | -23.9% |
| 1996 | 54,300 | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 40,700 | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 40,500 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 83,000 | +104.9% |
| 2000 | 89,791 | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 51,633 | -42.5% |
| 2019 | 52,744 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 10,647 | -79.8% |
| 2021 | 13,338 | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 36,157 | +171.1% |
| 2023 | 34,663 | -4.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 34,663 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 5% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 34,663 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 32% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Eswatini 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 | +171.1% | 13,338 | 36,157 |
| 1999 | +104.9% | 40,500 | 83,000 |
| 1979 | +93.5% | 15,500 | 30,000 |
| 2020 | -79.8% | 52,744 | 10,647 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,643 | 14,000 | 30,000 | 7 |
| 1980s | 37,530 | 24,400 | 50,700 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56,040 | 40,500 | 83,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 89,791 | 89,791 | 89,791 | 1 |
| 2010s | 52,188 | 51,633 | 52,744 | 2 |
| 2020s | 23,701 | 10,647 | 36,157 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 158 Nauru 39,104 compare
- 159 Sao Tome and Principe 38,767 compare
- 160 Antigua and Barbuda 35,515 compare
- 162 Somalia 34,066 compare
- 163 Liberia 32,000 compare
- 164 Marshall Islands 29,502 compare
More infrastructure data for Eswatini
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.74 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35,641 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.87 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 35,641 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Eswatini?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Eswatini was 34,663 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 89,791 in 2000.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,647 in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Eswatini ranks 161st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.