Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide … square in Jamaica
Jamaica: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide … square was 0.1122 units per square kilometre in 2018. ▼ Falling
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Jamaica, 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.1122 units per square kilometre for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in 2018.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 94.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Jamaica peaked at 2.7 units per square kilometre in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2010.
Jamaica ranks 102nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide … square in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.72 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 1.8 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 1.99 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 1.26 units per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 1974 | 1.49 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1975 | 1.16 units per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1976 | 2.2 units per square kilometre | +88.9% |
| 1977 | 1.83 units per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1978 | 1.86 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.95 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 1.91 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.8 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 1.85 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 2.7 units per square kilometre | +46.0% |
| 1984 | 2.45 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 2.56 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 1.99 units per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1987 | 2.22 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 2.15 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 2.33 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 1.97 units per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 1.93 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.85 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 1.85 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 1.57 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 1.69 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 1998 | 1.15 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.9 units per square kilometre | +64.8% |
| 2000 | 1.53 units per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2001 | 2.26 units per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 2002 | 2.16 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 2.21 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.15 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.01 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 1.95 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 2.07 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 2.11 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.55 units per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.0454 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2014 | 0.088 units per square kilometre | +93.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0921 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1042 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.109 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1122 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.1122 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.183 units per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.1122 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1301 units per square kilometre, 86% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide … square in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -100.0% | 1.55 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 2014 | +93.7% | 0.0454 units per square kilometre | 0.088 units per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +88.9% | 1.16 units per square kilometre | 2.2 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.72 units per square kilometre | 1.16 units per square kilometre | 2.2 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.19 units per square kilometre | 1.8 units per square kilometre | 2.7 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.68 units per square kilometre | 1.14 units per square kilometre | 1.97 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 units per square kilometre | 1.53 units per square kilometre | 2.26 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0612 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.1122 units per square kilometre | 9 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 99 Canada 0.1227 units per square kilometre compare
- 100 Kenya 0.1193 units per square kilometre compare
- 101 Gambia 0.1123 units per square kilometre compare
- 103 Albania 0.1122 units per square kilometre compare
- 104 Equatorial Guinea 0.1092 units per square kilometre compare
- 105 Bhutan 0.0984 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Jamaica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.34 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 453,882 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.99 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1599 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 453,882 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Jamaica?
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Jamaica was 0.1122 units per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 units per square kilometre in 1983.
- What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
- Jamaica ranks 102nd out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.