Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita was 0.0006 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.0006 units per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0008 units per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 2020.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 units per person | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 units per person | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 units per person | -9.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0008 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 units per person | -12.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per person | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 units per person | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per person | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 units per person | +55.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per person | -57.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per person | +38.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 units per person | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 units per person | +8.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -57.9% | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0003 units per person |
| 2010 | +55.5% | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0006 units per person |
| 2021 | +38.4% | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 34 Denmark 0.0184 units per person compare
- 35 Netherlands 0.0172 units per person compare
- 36 Sweden 0.0172 units per person compare
- 37 Portugal 0.0169 units per person compare
- 38 Brunei Darussalam 0.0164 units per person compare
- 39 Samoa 0.0163 units per person compare
- 40 Greece 0.0161 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.10 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8324 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.0006 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.