Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square was 0.4478 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1974–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.4478 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 72.8% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.4809 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0194 units per square kilometre, in 1974.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 7th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0223 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0257 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0288 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0306 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0379 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.04 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0439 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 | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0559 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0572 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0654 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0716 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0821 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 0.077 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0727 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0766 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.096 units per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1018 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0999 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1303 units per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1398 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1546 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1702 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1763 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.195 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2423 units per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2645 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2859 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3066 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3426 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3701 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4054 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4361 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4656 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4809 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3089 units per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 2021 | 0.298 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2591 units per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4478 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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% | 0.2591 units per square kilometre | 0.4478 units per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -35.8% | 0.4809 units per square kilometre | 0.3089 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | 0.0257 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0369 units per square kilometre | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | 0.0481 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0663 units per square kilometre | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | 0.0821 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.134 units per square kilometre | 0.0766 units per square kilometre | 0.195 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.36 units per square kilometre | 0.2423 units per square kilometre | 0.4809 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3285 units per square kilometre | 0.2591 units per square kilometre | 0.4478 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 4 Maldives 112.36 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.79 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 185.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0874 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 185.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.32 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.4478 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4809 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0194 units per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.