Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in European Union

European Union: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square was 1.27 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.27 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 11.1%
Rank
2nd
of 3 groups
All-time high
1.48 units per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.3379 units per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in European Union, 1970–2023

0.250.50.7511.21.5197019962023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

European Union recorded 1.27 units per square kilometre for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in European Union peaked at 1.48 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3379 units per square kilometre, in 1970.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in European Union, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square kilometre in European Union, 1970 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1970 0.3379 units per square kilometre
1971 0.3622 units per square kilometre +7.2%
1972 0.3857 units per square kilometre +6.5%
1973 0.3846 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1974 0.3948 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1975 0.3857 units per square kilometre -2.3%
1976 0.4029 units per square kilometre +4.5%
1977 0.4024 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1978 0.4126 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1979 0.4225 units per square kilometre +2.4%
1980 0.4194 units per square kilometre -0.7%
1981 0.4053 units per square kilometre -3.3%
1982 0.4146 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1983 0.4201 units per square kilometre +1.3%
1984 0.431 units per square kilometre +2.6%
1985 0.4445 units per square kilometre +3.1%
1986 0.4639 units per square kilometre +4.4%
1987 0.5009 units per square kilometre +8.0%
1988 0.5475 units per square kilometre +9.3%
1989 0.5846 units per square kilometre +6.8%
1990 0.6235 units per square kilometre +6.7%
1991 0.6235 units per square kilometre -0.0%
1992 0.6462 units per square kilometre +3.6%
1993 0.6606 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1994 0.6914 units per square kilometre +4.7%
1995 0.723 units per square kilometre +4.6%
1996 0.7858 units per square kilometre +8.7%
1997 0.8756 units per square kilometre +11.4%
1998 0.9171 units per square kilometre +4.7%
1999 0.9827 units per square kilometre +7.1%
2000 1.04 units per square kilometre +5.9%
2001 1.04 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2002 1 units per square kilometre -3.6%
2003 1.04 units per square kilometre +3.7%
2004 1.11 units per square kilometre +6.6%
2005 1.11 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2006 1.17 units per square kilometre +5.1%
2007 1.23 units per square kilometre +5.6%
2008 1.24 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2009 1.21 units per square kilometre -2.7%
2010 1.32 units per square kilometre +8.9%
2011 1.36 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2012 1.32 units per square kilometre -2.8%
2013 1.29 units per square kilometre -2.6%
2014 1.3 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2015 1.33 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2016 1.37 units per square kilometre +3.3%
2017 1.37 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2018 1.41 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2019 1.48 units per square kilometre +5.2%
2020 0.577 units per square kilometre -61.0%
2021 0.731 units per square kilometre +26.7%
2022 1.15 units per square kilometre +57.0%
2023 1.27 units per square kilometre +11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3891 units per square kilometre 0.3379 units per square kilometre 0.4225 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.4632 units per square kilometre 0.4053 units per square kilometre 0.5846 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.7529 units per square kilometre 0.6235 units per square kilometre 0.9827 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 1.12 units per square kilometre 1 units per square kilometre 1.24 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 1.35 units per square kilometre 1.29 units per square kilometre 1.48 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.9326 units per square kilometre 0.577 units per square kilometre 1.27 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near European Union

  1. 1 Macau, China 491.12 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Singapore 304.96 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 3 Hong Kong, China 137.02 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 4 Maldives 112.36 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 5 Bahrain 75.1 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 230 places →

More infrastructure data for European Union

All data for European Union →

Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in European Union?
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in European Union was 1.27 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in European Union?
The highest recorded value was 1.48 units per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in European Union?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3379 units per square kilometre in 1970.
How does European Union rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
European Union ranks 2nd out of 3 groups with data for 2023.
Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square rising or falling in European Union?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in European Union. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/stat/air-transport-registered-carrier-departures-worldwide-per-square-kilometre/european-union/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/stat/air-transport-registered-carrier-departures-worldwide-per-square-kilometre/european-union/">Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in European Union</a> — Statizoid

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

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

Indicator
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 10,074 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.