Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in New Zealand

New Zealand: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita was 0.0343 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0343 units per person
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
18th
of 183 countries
All-time high
0.0686 units per person
in 2001
All-time low
0.0238 units per person
in 1982
Years of data
54
1970–2023

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

0.020.030.040.050.060.07197019962023

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

Analysis

In 2023, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in New Zealand stood at 0.0343 units per person.

That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0686 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0238 units per person, in 1982.

That places New Zealand 18th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in New Zealand, 1970 to 2023.
Year units per person Change
1970 0.0297 units per person
1971 0.0304 units per person +2.1%
1972 0.0312 units per person +2.8%
1973 0.0327 units per person +4.9%
1974 0.0343 units per person +4.8%
1975 0.0335 units per person -2.2%
1976 0.0315 units per person -6.0%
1977 0.0286 units per person -9.5%
1978 0.0289 units per person +1.2%
1979 0.0294 units per person +1.8%
1980 0.0282 units per person -4.3%
1981 0.025 units per person -11.4%
1982 0.0238 units per person -4.8%
1983 0.0246 units per person +3.4%
1984 0.028 units per person +14.1%
1985 0.0296 units per person +5.6%
1986 0.0287 units per person -3.2%
1987 0.0301 units per person +5.1%
1988 0.034 units per person +12.7%
1989 0.0383 units per person +12.9%
1990 0.0385 units per person +0.5%
1991 0.0312 units per person -18.9%
1992 0.0348 units per person +11.4%
1993 0.0346 units per person -0.6%
1994 0.0348 units per person +0.4%
1995 0.0347 units per person -0.0%
1996 0.0502 units per person +44.6%
1997 0.0679 units per person +35.2%
1998 0.0619 units per person -8.9%
1999 0.0593 units per person -4.1%
2000 0.0622 units per person +4.9%
2001 0.0686 units per person +10.2%
2002 0.0615 units per person -10.4%
2003 0.0614 units per person -0.1%
2004 0.0481 units per person -21.7%
2005 0.0507 units per person +5.3%
2006 0.0528 units per person +4.2%
2007 0.0519 units per person -1.7%
2008 0.0517 units per person -0.3%
2009 0.0505 units per person -2.4%
2010 0.0478 units per person -5.3%
2011 0.0472 units per person -1.2%
2012 0.0461 units per person -2.3%
2013 0.0458 units per person -0.7%
2014 0.042 units per person -8.3%
2015 0.0404 units per person -3.8%
2016 0.0384 units per person -4.9%
2017 0.0384 units per person -0.1%
2018 0.0383 units per person -0.1%
2019 0.0387 units per person +1.0%
2020 0.0243 units per person -37.4%
2021 0.0267 units per person +10.2%
2022 0.0311 units per person +16.3%
2023 0.0343 units per person +10.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.031 units per person 0.0286 units per person 0.0343 units per person 10
1980s 0.029 units per person 0.0238 units per person 0.0383 units per person 10
1990s 0.0448 units per person 0.0312 units per person 0.0679 units per person 10
2000s 0.0559 units per person 0.0481 units per person 0.0686 units per person 10
2010s 0.0423 units per person 0.0383 units per person 0.0478 units per person 10
2020s 0.0291 units per person 0.0243 units per person 0.0343 units per person 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 15 Bahrain 0.0381 units per person compare
  2. 16 Singapore 0.037 units per person compare
  3. 17 Austria 0.0357 units per person compare
  4. 19 Kiribati 0.0334 units per person compare
  5. 20 Hungary 0.0311 units per person compare
  6. 21 Malta 0.0291 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in New Zealand?
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0343 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.0686 units per person in 2001.
What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0238 units per person in 1982.
How does New Zealand rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 18th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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.