Air transport, passengers carried in Lesotho
Lesotho: Air transport, passengers carried was 1,300 in 1999. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Lesotho, 1974–1999
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried in Lesotho is 1,300, measured in 1999. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.4% on the previous year and down 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Lesotho peaked at 63,000 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1,300, in 1999.
That places Lesotho 178th out of 183 countries with data for 1999, 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 10,000 | — |
| 1975 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 11,000 | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 40,000 | +263.6% |
| 1979 | 52,000 | +30.0% |
| 1980 | 36,300 | -30.2% |
| 1981 | 36,600 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 54,800 | +49.7% |
| 1983 | 61,000 | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 48,700 | -20.2% |
| 1985 | 50,700 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 55,300 | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 60,900 | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 63,000 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 53,300 | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 56,000 | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 56,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 26,100 | -53.4% |
| 1993 | 20,500 | -21.5% |
| 1994 | 26,600 | +29.8% |
| 1995 | 24,800 | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 17,100 | -31.0% |
| 1997 | 10,500 | -38.6% |
| 1998 | 28,200 | +168.6% |
| 1999 | 1,300 | -95.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1,300 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1,300 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +263.6% | 11,000 | 40,000 |
| 1998 | +168.6% | 10,500 | 28,200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22,333 | 10,000 | 52,000 | 6 |
| 1980s | 52,060 | 36,300 | 63,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,710 | 1,300 | 56,000 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More infrastructure data for Lesotho
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7,980 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3414 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 7,980 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7033 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Lesotho?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Lesotho was 1,300 in 1999, according to Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 63,000 in 1988.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,300 in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Lesotho ranks 178th out of 183 countries with data for 1999.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.