Air transport, passengers carried in Tonga

Tonga: Air transport, passengers carried was 75,416 in 2004. ▲ Rising

Latest (2004)
75,416
Change on year
up 24.0%
World rank
147th
of 183 countries
All-time high
75,416
in 2004
All-time low
7,800
in 1984
Years of data
21
1984–2004

Air transport, passengers carried in Tonga, 1984–2004

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1984199420041984: 7.8k1985: 8.0k1986: 30.2k1987: 37.3k1988: 33.2k1989: 33.9k1990: 34.6k1991: 34.6k1992: 35.3k1993: 35.3k1994: 53.3k1995: 53.3k1996: 56.0k1997: 49.0k1998: 48.8k1999: 50.3k2000: 51.6k2001: 56.8k2002: 58.5k2003: 60.8k2004: 75.4k

Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Analysis

Tonga recorded 75,416 for air transport, passengers carried in 2004. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.0% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Tonga peaked at 75,416 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7,800, in 1984.

That places Tonga 147th out of 183 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Air transport, passengers carried in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, passengers carried in Tonga, 1984 to 2004.
Year Value Change
1984 7,800
1985 8,000 +2.6%
1986 30,200 +277.5%
1987 37,300 +23.5%
1988 33,200 -11.0%
1989 33,900 +2.1%
1990 34,600 +2.1%
1991 34,600 +0.0%
1992 35,300 +2.0%
1993 35,300 +0.0%
1994 53,300 +51.0%
1995 53,300 +0.0%
1996 56,000 +5.1%
1997 49,000 -12.5%
1998 48,800 -0.4%
1999 50,300 +3.1%
2000 51,615 +2.6%
2001 56,777 +10.0%
2002 58,480 +3.0%
2003 60,819 +4.0%
2004 75,416 +24.0%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 75,416 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.37 million, 6% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 75,416 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.05 million, 4% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Tonga 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.

YearChange FromTo
1986 +277.5% 8,000 30,200
1994 +51.0% 35,300 53,300

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 25,067 7,800 37,300 6
1990s 45,050 34,600 56,000 10
2000s 60,621 51,615 75,416 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 144 North Macedonia 86,868 compare
  2. 145 Gabon 77,320 compare
  3. 146 American Samoa 76,944
  4. 148 Haiti 74,542 compare
  5. 149 Cape Verde 71,784 compare
  6. 150 Nicaragua 61,031 compare

See the full ranking of 230 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, passengers carried in Tonga?
Air transport, passengers carried in Tonga was 75,416 in 2004, according to Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
What is the highest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 75,416 in 2004.
What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 7,800 in 1984.
How does Tonga rank for air transport, passengers carried?
Tonga ranks 147th out of 183 countries with data for 2004.
Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga 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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Indicator
Air transport, passengers carried
Source
Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 10,242 data points, 1970–2023
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