Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square was 0.1302 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.1302 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.1422 units per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0332 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 26th out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0332 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0339 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0346 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0365 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0379 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0385 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0431 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0461 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0516 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0562 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0583 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.057 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0579 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.059 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0582 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0592 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0598 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0611 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0632 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0679 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0708 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0717 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0751 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0853 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0892 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0973 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0901 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0942 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0864 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0767 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0775 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0809 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0828 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0897 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0881 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0902 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1133 units per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1197 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1257 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1343 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1392 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1422 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1384 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1348 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1376 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1392 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0628 units per square kilometre | -54.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0888 units per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1279 units per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1302 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | -54.9% | 0.1392 units per square kilometre | 0.0628 units per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +44.1% | 0.0888 units per square kilometre | 0.1279 units per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +41.3% | 0.0628 units per square kilometre | 0.0888 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0369 units per square kilometre | 0.0332 units per square kilometre | 0.0431 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.055 units per square kilometre | 0.0461 units per square kilometre | 0.0592 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0742 units per square kilometre | 0.0598 units per square kilometre | 0.0973 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0857 units per square kilometre | 0.0767 units per square kilometre | 0.0942 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1324 units per square kilometre | 0.1133 units per square kilometre | 0.1422 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1024 units per square kilometre | 0.0628 units per square kilometre | 0.1302 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 29 Japan 2.68 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 765.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77.00 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)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.1302 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1422 units per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0332 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.