Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square was 0.0632 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 0.0632 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.0696 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0149 units per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 32nd 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.015 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 0.024 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0261 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 0.026 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0253 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0268 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0286 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0281 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0298 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0325 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0339 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0347 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0406 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0338 units per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.044 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0639 units per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0624 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0598 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0636 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0651 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0596 units per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0646 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0696 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0692 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0691 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | -54.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0417 units per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0612 units per square kilometre | +46.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0632 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 | -54.6% | 0.0691 units per square kilometre | 0.0314 units per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +46.8% | 0.0417 units per square kilometre | 0.0612 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | 0.0281 units per square kilometre | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0408 units per square kilometre | 0.0338 units per square kilometre | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0647 units per square kilometre | 0.0596 units per square kilometre | 0.0696 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0494 units per square kilometre | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | 0.0632 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 29 Japan 2.68 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Denmark 2.49 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Antigua and Barbuda 2.4 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Lebanon 2.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Israel 2.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Portugal 1.95 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Germany 1.88 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 757.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 71.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0949 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 71.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.01 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.0632 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0696 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0149 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 32nd out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.