Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square was 0.4444 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1974–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 0.4444 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 72.8% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.4772 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0192 units per square kilometre, in 1974.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 8th out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.021 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0223 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0229 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0264 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0289 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0301 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0307 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1985 | 0.038 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.04 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.044 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0481 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0465 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0559 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0571 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0653 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0715 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0819 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0769 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.078 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0722 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0761 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0953 units per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1011 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0993 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1294 units per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1389 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1535 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1691 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1751 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1935 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2405 units per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2625 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2838 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3045 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.34 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3673 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4023 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4328 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4621 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4772 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3066 units per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2958 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2571 units per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4444 units per square kilometre | +72.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in East Asia & Pacific (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +72.8% | 0.2571 units per square kilometre | 0.4444 units per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -35.8% | 0.4772 units per square kilometre | 0.3066 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.037 units per square kilometre | 0.0264 units per square kilometre | 0.0481 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0661 units per square kilometre | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | 0.0819 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1331 units per square kilometre | 0.0761 units per square kilometre | 0.1935 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3573 units per square kilometre | 0.2405 units per square kilometre | 0.4772 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.326 units per square kilometre | 0.2571 units per square kilometre | 0.4444 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 5 Bahrain 75.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Malta 50.23 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Naoero 47.35 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 American Samoa 45.72 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Seychelles 28.12 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Luxembourg 18.83 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Qatar 18.02 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.79 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 186.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0868 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 186.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.3 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.4444 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4772 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0192 units per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.