Air transport, passengers carried in Mauritania
Mauritania: Air transport, passengers carried was 328,992 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in Mauritania, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 328,992 for air transport, passengers carried in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Mauritania peaked at 524,818 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 65,900, in 1972.
That places Mauritania 126th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 84,500 | — |
| 1971 | 68,400 | -19.1% |
| 1972 | 65,900 | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 72,700 | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 78,300 | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 84,500 | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 94,400 | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 105,400 | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 117,200 | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 124,300 | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 141,100 | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 144,100 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 147,300 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 148,500 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 201,700 | +35.8% |
| 1985 | 213,800 | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 233,400 | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 216,100 | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 216,100 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 220,400 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 222,700 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 212,700 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 212,700 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 214,600 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 215,600 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 227,900 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 234,800 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 245,200 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 249,600 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 187,400 | -24.9% |
| 2000 | 185,061 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 155,687 | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 105,541 | -32.2% |
| 2003 | 116,136 | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 128,329 | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 138,595 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 149,188 | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 154,662 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 153,895 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 142,355 | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 524,818 | +268.7% |
| 2011 | 381,076 | -27.4% |
| 2012 | 325,240 | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 261,696 | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 271,212 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 248,158 | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 280,215 | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 418,817 | +49.5% |
| 2018 | 379,211 | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 386,621 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 100,904 | -73.9% |
| 2021 | 207,225 | +105.4% |
| 2022 | 393,754 | +90.0% |
| 2023 | 328,992 | -16.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 328,992 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 48% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 328,992 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Mauritania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +268.7% | 142,355 | 524,818 |
| 2021 | +105.4% | 100,904 | 207,225 |
| 2022 | +90.0% | 207,225 | 393,754 |
| 2020 | -73.9% | 386,621 | 100,904 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89,560 | 65,900 | 124,300 | 10 |
| 1980s | 188,250 | 141,100 | 233,400 | 10 |
| 1990s | 222,320 | 187,400 | 249,600 | 10 |
| 2000s | 142,945 | 105,541 | 185,061 | 10 |
| 2010s | 347,706 | 248,158 | 524,818 | 10 |
| 2020s | 257,719 | 100,904 | 393,754 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More infrastructure data for Mauritania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.76 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15,997 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3095 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -47.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 15,997 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9207 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 Mauritania?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Mauritania was 328,992 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 524,818 in 2010.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,900 in 1972.
- How does Mauritania rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Mauritania ranks 126th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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About this data
Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.