Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square was 0.1316 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 0.1316 units per square kilometre for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in 2023.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.1446 units per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0339 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th 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, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0339 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0346 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0389 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0401 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0392 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0399 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0452 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1980 | 0.049 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 0.047 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0573 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0592 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0584 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0594 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0605 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0597 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0608 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0614 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0623 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0688 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0719 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0729 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0764 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.086 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0901 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.099 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0917 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0956 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0876 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0779 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0791 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0826 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0846 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0915 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0898 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0917 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1149 units per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1213 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1272 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1363 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1417 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1446 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.141 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1371 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.14 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.141 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0896 units per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 2022 | 0.129 units per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1316 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Latin America & Caribbean 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 | -54.5% | 0.141 units per square kilometre | 0.0641 units per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +44.0% | 0.0896 units per square kilometre | 0.129 units per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +39.8% | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | 0.0896 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.038 units per square kilometre | 0.0339 units per square kilometre | 0.0452 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0564 units per square kilometre | 0.047 units per square kilometre | 0.0608 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0753 units per square kilometre | 0.0614 units per square kilometre | 0.099 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0872 units per square kilometre | 0.0779 units per square kilometre | 0.0956 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1345 units per square kilometre | 0.1149 units per square kilometre | 0.1446 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1036 units per square kilometre | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | 0.1316 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 22 Bahamas 4.18 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Belize 4.11 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 779.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 80.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.12 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 80.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.17 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.1316 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1446 units per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0339 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.