Air transport, passengers carried in Suriname
Suriname: Air transport, passengers carried was 149,672 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in Suriname, 1976–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried in Suriname is 149,672, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 22.1% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Suriname peaked at 329,788 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 20,181, in 2021.
Suriname ranks 136th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 50,000 | — |
| 1977 | 53,000 | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 120,000 | +126.4% |
| 1979 | 146,400 | +22.0% |
| 1980 | 144,000 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 144,000 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 107,000 | -25.7% |
| 1983 | 106,000 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 117,000 | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 108,000 | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 89,200 | -17.4% |
| 1987 | 110,400 | +23.8% |
| 1988 | 135,000 | +22.3% |
| 1989 | 132,500 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 132,500 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 150,000 | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 123,000 | -18.0% |
| 1993 | 96,000 | -22.0% |
| 1994 | 148,900 | +55.1% |
| 1995 | 161,800 | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 194,700 | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 278,800 | +43.2% |
| 1998 | 277,700 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 307,500 | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 232,649 | -24.3% |
| 2001 | 202,899 | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 191,094 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 258,311 | +35.2% |
| 2004 | 289,309 | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 315,410 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 306,504 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 324,821 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 329,788 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 303,117 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 214,667 | -29.2% |
| 2011 | 204,097 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 240,525 | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 255,204 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 269,148 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 259,682 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 280,090 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 284,935 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 272,347 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 236,601 | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 221,654 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 20,181 | -90.9% |
| 2022 | 122,617 | +507.6% |
| 2023 | 149,672 | +22.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 149,672 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.37 million, 11% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 149,672 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.23 million, 12% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Suriname 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +507.6% | 20,181 | 122,617 |
| 1978 | +126.4% | 53,000 | 120,000 |
| 2021 | -90.9% | 221,654 | 20,181 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92,350 | 50,000 | 146,400 | 4 |
| 1980s | 119,310 | 89,200 | 144,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 187,090 | 96,000 | 307,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 275,390 | 191,094 | 329,788 | 10 |
| 2010s | 251,730 | 204,097 | 284,935 | 10 |
| 2020s | 128,531 | 20,181 | 221,654 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More infrastructure data for Suriname
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 901,670 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.12 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 124,064 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 19.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1956 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 124,064 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.42 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Suriname?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Suriname was 149,672 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 329,788 in 2008.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,181 in 2021.
- How does Suriname rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Suriname ranks 136th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.