Air transport, passengers carried in Ghana
Ghana: Air transport, passengers carried was 440,680 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in Ghana, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 440,680 for air transport, passengers carried in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Ghana peaked at 691,272 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 96,444, in 2004.
Ghana ranks 119th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 116,700 | — |
| 1971 | 135,600 | +16.2% |
| 1972 | 131,700 | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 135,600 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 148,200 | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 153,800 | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 233,500 | +51.8% |
| 1977 | 248,800 | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 309,700 | +24.5% |
| 1979 | 330,400 | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 279,000 | -15.6% |
| 1981 | 288,800 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 230,000 | -20.4% |
| 1983 | 271,400 | +18.0% |
| 1984 | 261,000 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 252,600 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 247,900 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 224,400 | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 247,800 | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 231,900 | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 188,100 | -18.9% |
| 1991 | 191,700 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 206,000 | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 152,400 | -26.0% |
| 1994 | 182,500 | +19.8% |
| 1995 | 185,900 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 197,200 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 210,600 | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 209,800 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 304,100 | +44.9% |
| 2000 | 314,335 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 301,135 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 255,630 | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 241,111 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 96,444 | -60.0% |
| 2010 | 169,031 | +75.3% |
| 2011 | 491,583 | +190.8% |
| 2012 | 691,272 | +40.6% |
| 2013 | 396,372 | -42.7% |
| 2014 | 407,544 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 390,457 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 359,516 | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 681,691 | +89.6% |
| 2018 | 467,624 | -31.4% |
| 2019 | 597,343 | +27.7% |
| 2020 | 321,437 | -46.2% |
| 2021 | 559,393 | +74.0% |
| 2022 | 548,131 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 440,680 | -19.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 440,680 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 64% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 440,680 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 4.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +190.8% | 169,031 | 491,583 |
| 2017 | +89.6% | 359,516 | 681,691 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 194,400 | 116,700 | 330,400 | 10 |
| 1980s | 253,480 | 224,400 | 288,800 | 10 |
| 1990s | 202,830 | 152,400 | 304,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 241,731 | 96,444 | 314,335 | 5 |
| 2010s | 465,243 | 169,031 | 691,272 | 10 |
| 2020s | 467,410 | 321,437 | 559,393 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More infrastructure data for Ghana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.65 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269,356 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7824 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0078 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 269,356 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Ghana?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Ghana was 440,680 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 691,272 in 2012.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,444 in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Ghana ranks 119th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.