Air transport, passengers carried in Gabon
Gabon: Air transport, passengers carried was 77,320 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in Gabon, 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 Gabon is 77,320, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 43.7% on the previous year and down 84.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Gabon peaked at 545,640 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2013.
That places Gabon 145th out of 183 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 120,200 | — |
| 1971 | 125,500 | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 122,800 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 130,300 | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 136,200 | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 139,700 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 190,400 | +36.3% |
| 1977 | 176,700 | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 170,000 | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 175,000 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 331,100 | +89.2% |
| 1981 | 340,000 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 421,000 | +23.8% |
| 1983 | 428,300 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 436,100 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 456,000 | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 459,500 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 393,100 | -14.5% |
| 1988 | 382,800 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 406,700 | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 398,300 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 436,000 | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 471,400 | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 302,300 | -35.9% |
| 1994 | 505,200 | +67.1% |
| 1995 | 508,200 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 431,300 | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 468,500 | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 466,700 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 423,100 | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 446,688 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 373,904 | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 365,877 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 385,529 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 430,873 | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 465,343 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 508,368 | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 535,324 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 545,640 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 524,867 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 243,636 | -53.6% |
| 2011 | 121,233 | -50.2% |
| 2012 | 42,729 | -64.8% |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 137,331 | — |
| 2016 | 77,320 | -43.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 77,320 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.37 million, 6% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 77,320 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Gabon 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 | -100.0% | 42,729 | 0 |
| 1980 | +89.2% | 175,000 | 331,100 |
| 2012 | -64.8% | 121,233 | 42,729 |
| 1994 | +67.1% | 302,300 | 505,200 |
| 2010 | -53.6% | 524,867 | 243,636 |
| 2011 | -50.2% | 243,636 | 121,233 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 148,680 | 120,200 | 190,400 | 10 |
| 1980s | 405,460 | 331,100 | 459,500 | 10 |
| 1990s | 441,100 | 302,300 | 508,200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 458,241 | 365,877 | 545,640 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103,708 | 0 | 243,636 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 142 Burkina Faso 103,592 compare
- 143 Zimbabwe 92,494 compare
- 144 North Macedonia 86,868 compare
- 146 American Samoa 76,944 compare
- 147 Tonga 75,416 compare
- 148 Haiti 74,542 compare
More infrastructure data for Gabon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,119 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,119 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.25 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 Gabon?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Gabon was 77,320 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 545,640 in 2008.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2013.
- How does Gabon rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Gabon ranks 145th out of 183 countries with data for 2016.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.