Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in United States of America

United States of America: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita was 0.0275 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0275 units per person
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
24th
of 183 countries
All-time high
0.0337 units per person
in 2005
All-time low
0.0186 units per person
in 2020
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in United States of America, 1970–2023

00.010.020.03197019962023

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 0.0275 units per person for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in 2023.

The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in United States of America peaked at 0.0337 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0186 units per person, in 2020.

United States of America ranks 24th of 183 countries on this measure, 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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in United States of America, 1970 to 2023.
Year units per person Change
1970 0.0249 units per person
1971 0.0241 units per person -3.2%
1972 0.0238 units per person -1.3%
1973 0.0239 units per person +0.5%
1974 0.0217 units per person -8.9%
1975 0.0212 units per person -2.6%
1976 0.0215 units per person +1.5%
1977 0.0218 units per person +1.2%
1978 0.0218 units per person +0.2%
1979 0.0224 units per person +2.7%
1980 0.0218 units per person -2.5%
1981 0.0202 units per person -7.6%
1982 0.0197 units per person -2.2%
1983 0.0206 units per person +4.3%
1984 0.0221 units per person +7.3%
1985 0.0233 units per person +5.7%
1986 0.0254 units per person +8.9%
1987 0.0264 units per person +3.8%
1988 0.0271 units per person +2.7%
1989 0.0264 units per person -2.5%
1990 0.0274 units per person +3.8%
1991 0.0262 units per person -4.6%
1992 0.0256 units per person -2.1%
1993 0.0247 units per person -3.6%
1994 0.0276 units per person +11.4%
1995 0.0289 units per person +4.7%
1996 0.0298 units per person +3.3%
1997 0.0291 units per person -2.3%
1998 0.0284 units per person -2.6%
1999 0.0305 units per person +7.5%
2000 0.0313 units per person +2.5%
2001 0.03 units per person -4.2%
2002 0.0279 units per person -6.7%
2003 0.0268 units per person -3.9%
2004 0.0327 units per person +21.7%
2005 0.0337 units per person +3.3%
2006 0.0326 units per person -3.3%
2007 0.0326 units per person -0.2%
2008 0.0298 units per person -8.6%
2009 0.0299 units per person +0.5%
2010 0.0326 units per person +9.0%
2011 0.0323 units per person -1.2%
2012 0.0314 units per person -2.7%
2013 0.0308 units per person -1.9%
2014 0.0299 units per person -2.7%
2015 0.0295 units per person -1.4%
2016 0.0297 units per person +0.7%
2017 0.0295 units per person -0.7%
2018 0.0301 units per person +1.9%
2019 0.0306 units per person +1.7%
2020 0.0186 units per person -39.1%
2021 0.0241 units per person +29.4%
2022 0.0265 units per person +9.8%
2023 0.0275 units per person +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0227 units per person 0.0212 units per person 0.0249 units per person 10
1980s 0.0233 units per person 0.0197 units per person 0.0271 units per person 10
1990s 0.0278 units per person 0.0247 units per person 0.0305 units per person 10
2000s 0.0307 units per person 0.0268 units per person 0.0337 units per person 10
2010s 0.0306 units per person 0.0295 units per person 0.0326 units per person 10
2020s 0.0242 units per person 0.0186 units per person 0.0275 units per person 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 21 Malta 0.0291 units per person compare
  2. 22 Fiji 0.0283 units per person compare
  3. 23 Panama 0.0278 units per person compare
  4. 25 Canada 0.0269 units per person compare
  5. 26 Vanuatu 0.0259 units per person compare
  6. 27 Australia 0.0255 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in United States of America?
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in United States of America was 0.0275 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.0337 units per person in 2005.
What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0186 units per person in 2020.
How does United States of America rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita?
United States of America ranks 24th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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.