What is the highest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2020.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.

Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita was 0.0006 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0006 units per person

Change on year

up 8.7%

Rank

35th

of 44 groups

All-time high

0.0008 units per person

in 1981

All-time low

0.0003 units per person

in 2020

Years of data

1970–2023

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.0006 units per person, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0008 units per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 2020.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 35th out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2023.
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	+8.2%
1977	0.0007 units per person	-9.4%
1978	0.0008 units per person	+2.1%
1979	0.0008 units per person	+5.8%
1980	0.0008 units per person	+3.7%
1981	0.0008 units per person	+1.0%
1982	0.0008 units per person	-6.3%
1983	0.0008 units per person	-1.1%
1984	0.0007 units per person	-3.6%
1985	0.0007 units per person	-0.6%
1986	0.0007 units per person	-11.4%
1987	0.0006 units per person	-2.3%
1988	0.0006 units per person	-4.7%
1989	0.0006 units per person	+0.8%
1990	0.0006 units per person	-1.0%
1991	0.0006 units per person	-1.2%
1992	0.0005 units per person	-8.6%
1993	0.0005 units per person	-2.6%
1994	0.0005 units per person	-2.4%
1995	0.0005 units per person	-10.5%
1996	0.0005 units per person	+2.5%
1997	0.0005 units per person	+12.0%
1998	0.0005 units per person	-4.2%
1999	0.0005 units per person	-1.0%
2000	0.0005 units per person	+2.1%
2001	0.0005 units per person	-4.0%
2002	0.0004 units per person	-10.7%
2003	0.0005 units per person	+2.9%
2004	0.0005 units per person	+2.5%
2005	0.0005 units per person	+3.8%
2006	0.0005 units per person	-3.3%
2007	0.0005 units per person	+8.4%
2008	0.0004 units per person	-15.4%
2009	0.0004 units per person	-1.0%
2010	0.0007 units per person	+54.2%
2011	0.0007 units per person	+5.0%
2012	0.0007 units per person	+0.7%
2013	0.0007 units per person	+3.6%
2014	0.0007 units per person	-5.9%
2015	0.0007 units per person	+3.2%
2016	0.0007 units per person	-2.6%
2017	0.0007 units per person	+5.6%
2018	0.0008 units per person	+7.5%
2019	0.0008 units per person	-0.9%
2020	0.0003 units per person	-57.9%
2021	0.0004 units per person	+37.6%
2022	0.0005 units per person	+17.6%
2023	0.0006 units per person	+8.7%

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	0.0005 units per person	0.0006 units per person	10
2000s	0.0005 units per person	0.0004 units per person	0.0005 units per person	10
2010s	0.0007 units per person	0.0007 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)

32 Hong Kong, China 0.0191 units per person compare
33 Finland 0.0186 units per person compare
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

See the full ranking of 230 places →

More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.20 billion (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 90.4 per 100 people (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.00 million (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.00 million (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9049 units per person (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2020.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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

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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)

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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
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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.