Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square was 0.1217 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 0.1217 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.132 units per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.032 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0337 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.032 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0332 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0342 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0386 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0469 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0449 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0493 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0544 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0562 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0542 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0548 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0561 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0549 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0561 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0567 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0572 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0585 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0623 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0645 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0639 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0783 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0811 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.091 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0836 units per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0872 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.08 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0696 units per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0722 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0753 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0772 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0835 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0811 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0832 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1052 units per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1103 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1167 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1227 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1277 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.132 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1279 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1255 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1281 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.129 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0598 units per square kilometre | -53.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0836 units per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1182 units per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1217 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Latin America & Caribbean (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -53.6% | 0.129 units per square kilometre | 0.0598 units per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +41.3% | 0.0836 units per square kilometre | 0.1182 units per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +39.8% | 0.0598 units per square kilometre | 0.0836 units per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +26.5% | 0.0832 units per square kilometre | 0.1052 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0364 units per square kilometre | 0.032 units per square kilometre | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0528 units per square kilometre | 0.0449 units per square kilometre | 0.0562 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0682 units per square kilometre | 0.0567 units per square kilometre | 0.091 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0793 units per square kilometre | 0.0696 units per square kilometre | 0.0872 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1225 units per square kilometre | 0.1052 units per square kilometre | 0.132 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0958 units per square kilometre | 0.0598 units per square kilometre | 0.1217 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 24 Austria 3.95 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Kuwait 3.84 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Belgium 3.69 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Hungary 3.27 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Japan 2.68 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Denmark 2.49 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 704.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 72.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 72.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.1217 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.132 units per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.032 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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.