Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Australia

Australia: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita was 0.0255 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0255 units per person
Change on year
up 20.8%
World rank
27th
of 183 countries
All-time high
0.0283 units per person
in 2014
All-time low
0.0013 units per person
in 1975
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Australia, 1970–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Australia is 0.0255 units per person, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 20.8% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0283 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per person, in 1975.

That places Australia 27th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Australia, 1970 to 2023.
Year units per person Change
1970 0.0227 units per person
1971 0.0223 units per person -1.7%
1972 0.0215 units per person -3.3%
1973 0.0192 units per person -11.0%
1974 0.0014 units per person -92.9%
1975 0.0013 units per person -1.2%
1976 0.0021 units per person +55.1%
1977 0.0174 units per person +732.2%
1978 0.018 units per person +3.9%
1979 0.0178 units per person -1.1%
1980 0.0175 units per person -1.7%
1981 0.0155 units per person -11.8%
1982 0.0147 units per person -5.2%
1983 0.015 units per person +2.1%
1984 0.0137 units per person -8.2%
1985 0.0151 units per person +9.9%
1986 0.0166 units per person +10.1%
1987 0.0174 units per person +4.7%
1988 0.0178 units per person +2.2%
1989 0.0137 units per person -23.1%
1990 0.015 units per person +9.5%
1991 0.0164 units per person +9.4%
1992 0.0186 units per person +13.2%
1993 0.0197 units per person +6.2%
1994 0.0228 units per person +15.5%
1995 0.022 units per person -3.4%
1996 0.0204 units per person -7.4%
1997 0.0214 units per person +5.1%
1998 0.0203 units per person -5.1%
1999 0.0205 units per person +0.6%
2000 0.0201 units per person -1.7%
2001 0.0202 units per person +0.3%
2002 0.0275 units per person +36.5%
2003 0.0269 units per person -2.5%
2004 0.0163 units per person -39.3%
2005 0.017 units per person +4.1%
2006 0.0173 units per person +1.7%
2007 0.017 units per person -1.6%
2008 0.0185 units per person +9.1%
2009 0.0186 units per person +0.4%
2010 0.026 units per person +39.9%
2011 0.0266 units per person +2.1%
2012 0.0274 units per person +3.2%
2013 0.0277 units per person +1.2%
2014 0.0283 units per person +2.1%
2015 0.0281 units per person -0.8%
2016 0.0282 units per person +0.5%
2017 0.0273 units per person -3.2%
2018 0.0267 units per person -2.5%
2019 0.027 units per person +1.3%
2020 0.0121 units per person -55.1%
2021 0.0149 units per person +23.0%
2022 0.0211 units per person +41.4%
2023 0.0255 units per person +20.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0144 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.0227 units per person 10
1980s 0.0157 units per person 0.0137 units per person 0.0178 units per person 10
1990s 0.0197 units per person 0.015 units per person 0.0228 units per person 10
2000s 0.0199 units per person 0.0163 units per person 0.0275 units per person 10
2010s 0.0273 units per person 0.026 units per person 0.0283 units per person 10
2020s 0.0184 units per person 0.0121 units per person 0.0255 units per person 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 24 United States 0.0275 units per person compare
  2. 25 Canada 0.0269 units per person compare
  3. 26 Vanuatu 0.0259 units per person compare
  4. 28 Macao 0.0239 units per person compare
  5. 29 Switzerland 0.0231 units per person compare
  6. 30 Latvia 0.023 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Australia?
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Australia was 0.0255 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0283 units per person in 2014.
What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per person in 1975.
How does Australia rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita?
Australia ranks 27th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 10,236 data points, 1970–2023
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Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.