Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in IDA total
IDA total: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square was 0.042 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in IDA total, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 0.042 units per square kilometre for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in IDA total peaked at 0.0478 units per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0134 units per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places IDA total 34th out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in IDA total, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.018 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0189 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0206 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0199 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0223 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0225 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0236 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 0.021 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.023 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0219 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0211 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0211 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0229 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0211 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.033 units per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0414 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0423 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0462 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0478 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0295 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0393 units per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 2023 | 0.042 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | 0.0189 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | 0.0199 units per square kilometre | 0.0236 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0206 units per square kilometre | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | 0.0229 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0408 units per square kilometre | 0.033 units per square kilometre | 0.0478 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | 0.042 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 31 Antigua and Barbuda 2.4 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Lebanon 2.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Israel 2.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Portugal 1.95 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Germany 1.88 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Panama 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Barbados 1.63 units per square kilometre compare
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.00 million (2025)
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0111 units per person (2025)
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in IDA total?
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in IDA total was 0.042 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0478 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0134 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does IDA total rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
- IDA total ranks 34th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.
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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.