Air transport, passengers carried in Tonga
Tonga: Air transport, passengers carried was 75,416 in 2004. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in Tonga, 1984–2004
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +277.5% | 8,000 | 30,200 |
| 1994 | +51.0% | 35,300 | 53,300 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 144 North Macedonia 86,868 compare
- 145 Gabon 77,320 compare
- 146 American Samoa 76,944
- 148 Haiti 74,542 compare
- 149 Cape Verde 71,784 compare
- 150 Nicaragua 61,031 compare
More infrastructure data for Tonga
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64,838 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 61.73 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,280 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -69.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,280 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6173 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
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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Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.