Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide … square in Malaysia
Malaysia: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide … square was 1.09 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia is 1.09 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 57.4% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Malaysia peaked at 1.52 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0843 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 46th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide … square in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0843 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0953 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1175 units per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1973 | 0.193 units per square kilometre | +64.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2152 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2216 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2243 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2161 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2188 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2286 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2697 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2977 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2916 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2895 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2895 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2882 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2864 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3086 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.333 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3406 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3972 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4438 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5016 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5007 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5326 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5424 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5731 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5908 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5296 units per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5016 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5152 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5169 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5764 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5074 units per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5176 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5362 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4981 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5632 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5374 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.554 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9198 units per square kilometre | +66.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.31 units per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 1.35 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.41 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.44 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 1.45 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.52 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5107 units per square kilometre | -66.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2556 units per square kilometre | -49.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6951 units per square kilometre | +171.9% |
| 2023 | 1.09 units per square kilometre | +57.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.09 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.183 units per square kilometre, 6.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.09 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.06 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide … square in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +171.9% | 0.2556 units per square kilometre | 0.6951 units per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -66.4% | 1.52 units per square kilometre | 0.5107 units per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +66.0% | 0.554 units per square kilometre | 0.9198 units per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +64.2% | 0.1175 units per square kilometre | 0.193 units per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +57.4% | 0.6951 units per square kilometre | 1.09 units per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -49.9% | 0.5107 units per square kilometre | 0.2556 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1815 units per square kilometre | 0.0843 units per square kilometre | 0.2286 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2995 units per square kilometre | 0.2697 units per square kilometre | 0.3406 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5113 units per square kilometre | 0.3972 units per square kilometre | 0.5908 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5322 units per square kilometre | 0.4981 units per square kilometre | 0.5764 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 units per square kilometre | 0.9198 units per square kilometre | 1.52 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6388 units per square kilometre | 0.2556 units per square kilometre | 1.09 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 43 Samoa 1.27 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Sao Tome and Principe 1.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 El Salvador 1.21 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Vietnam 1.06 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Turkey 1.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 49 United States 1.01 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Malaysia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.66 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.66 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.22 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2311 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 8.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Malaysia?
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Malaysia was 1.09 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0843 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
- Malaysia ranks 46th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.