Air transport, passengers carried in Sudan
Sudan: Air transport, passengers carried was 911,090 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Sudan, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried in Sudan is 911,090, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.6% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Sudan peaked at 1.59 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 124,700, in 1970.
Sudan ranks 102nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 124,700 | — |
| 1971 | 139,500 | +11.9% |
| 1972 | 133,400 | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 221,500 | +66.0% |
| 1974 | 244,700 | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 250,000 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 328,300 | +31.3% |
| 1977 | 378,500 | +15.3% |
| 1978 | 176,000 | -53.5% |
| 1979 | 424,000 | +140.9% |
| 1980 | 519,000 | +22.4% |
| 1981 | 465,300 | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 477,600 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 473,000 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 485,000 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 428,000 | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 347,400 | -18.8% |
| 1987 | 417,200 | +20.1% |
| 1988 | 533,700 | +27.9% |
| 1989 | 363,200 | -31.9% |
| 1990 | 454,100 | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 363,200 | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 480,000 | +32.2% |
| 1993 | 407,900 | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 432,400 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 496,900 | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 490,800 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 333,100 | -32.1% |
| 1998 | 498,700 | +49.7% |
| 1999 | 390,300 | -21.7% |
| 2000 | 414,179 | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 414,983 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 409,178 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 420,498 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 473,127 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 510,977 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 563,026 | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 598,151 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 617,785 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 606,558 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 580,325 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 947,031 | +63.2% |
| 2012 | 777,346 | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 541,644 | -30.3% |
| 2014 | 501,864 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 496,177 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 292,843 | -41.0% |
| 2017 | 557,792 | +90.5% |
| 2018 | 561,520 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 530,001 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 386,838 | -27.0% |
| 2021 | 1.39 million | +258.5% |
| 2022 | 1.59 million | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 911,090 | -42.6% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 911,090 is above the median for low income countries, which is 48,278, 18.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 911,090 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 8.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +258.5% | 386,838 | 1.39 million |
| 1979 | +140.9% | 176,000 | 424,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 242,060 | 124,700 | 424,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 450,940 | 347,400 | 533,700 | 10 |
| 1990s | 434,740 | 333,100 | 498,700 | 10 |
| 2000s | 502,846 | 409,178 | 617,785 | 10 |
| 2010s | 578,654 | 292,843 | 947,031 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million | 386,838 | 1.59 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More infrastructure data for Sudan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 34.67 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.21 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 155,802 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3155 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0032 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 18.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 155,802 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7021 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Sudan?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Sudan was 911,090 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 124,700 in 1970.
- How does Sudan rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Sudan ranks 102nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan 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.