Air transport, passengers carried in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Air transport, passengers carried was 1.55 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in Papua New Guinea, 1975–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried in Papua New Guinea stood at 1.55 million.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.07 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 355,000, in 1975.
That places Papua New Guinea 88th 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 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 460,980 | 355,000 | 572,300 | 5 |
| 1980s | 707,430 | 533,800 | 963,400 | 10 |
| 1990s | 999,750 | 866,000 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 938,427 | 690,528 | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 million | 1.41 million | 2.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 million | 932,389 | 1.55 million | 4 |
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More infrastructure data for Papua New Guinea
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.69 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 172,691 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 38.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Air transport, freight 7.12 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 34,416 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 801 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 78,505 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 18.8% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 57.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Papua New Guinea?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Papua New Guinea was 1.55 million 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 355,000 in 1975.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 88th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.