Air transport, passengers carried in Uganda
Uganda: Air transport, passengers carried was 21,650 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Uganda, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
Uganda recorded 21,650 for air transport, passengers carried in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.4% on the previous year and down 89.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Uganda peaked at 198,804 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4,946, in 2020.
That places Uganda 168th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 171,500 | — |
| 1971 | 188,000 | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 165,500 | -12.0% |
| 1973 | 52,400 | -68.3% |
| 1974 | 62,700 | +19.7% |
| 1975 | 57,600 | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 73,800 | +28.1% |
| 1980 | 82,600 | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 62,600 | -24.2% |
| 1982 | 62,200 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 75,100 | +20.7% |
| 1984 | 49,500 | -34.1% |
| 1985 | 35,300 | -28.7% |
| 1986 | 50,000 | +41.6% |
| 1987 | 46,000 | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 61,000 | +32.6% |
| 1989 | 116,000 | +90.2% |
| 1990 | 116,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 26,300 | -77.3% |
| 1992 | 31,600 | +20.2% |
| 1993 | 77,700 | +145.9% |
| 1994 | 62,500 | -19.6% |
| 1995 | 94,600 | +51.4% |
| 1996 | 100,200 | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 100,200 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99,800 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 179,400 | +79.8% |
| 2000 | 39,379 | -78.0% |
| 2001 | 40,560 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 40,560 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 39,749 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 45,711 | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 49,368 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 55,292 | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 59,715 | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 63,160 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 64,234 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 154,909 | +141.2% |
| 2011 | 141,603 | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 182,144 | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 198,804 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 163,824 | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 41,812 | -74.5% |
| 2016 | 52,187 | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 14,958 | -71.3% |
| 2018 | 21,212 | +41.8% |
| 2019 | 19,822 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 4,946 | -75.0% |
| 2021 | 16,490 | +233.4% |
| 2022 | 35,153 | +113.2% |
| 2023 | 21,650 | -38.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 21,650 is below the median for low income countries, which is 48,278, 45% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 21,650 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Uganda 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 | +233.4% | 4,946 | 16,490 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 110,214 | 52,400 | 188,000 | 7 |
| 1980s | 64,030 | 35,300 | 116,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 88,830 | 26,300 | 179,400 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,773 | 39,379 | 64,234 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99,128 | 14,958 | 198,804 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,560 | 4,946 | 35,153 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More infrastructure data for Uganda
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 41.60 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 83.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 195,975 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3918 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 49.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 195,975 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8317 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Uganda?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Uganda was 21,650 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 198,804 in 2013.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,946 in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Uganda ranks 168th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.