Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in North America
North America: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square was 0.5768 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in North America, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in North America stood at 0.5768 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in North America peaked at 0.6255 units per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2712 units per square kilometre, in 1982.
North America ranks 4th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in North America, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2982 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.292 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2911 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2983 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2771 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2726 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2783 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2838 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2872 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2979 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2949 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2765 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2712 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2834 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3062 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3258 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3558 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3714 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3867 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3803 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.397 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3797 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3772 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3681 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.414 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4395 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.46 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4554 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4492 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4872 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5397 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 0.525 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.458 units per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4868 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5823 units per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6062 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5947 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6071 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5662 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5731 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6255 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6241 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6153 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6078 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5988 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5974 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6073 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6119 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6145 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6247 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3692 units per square kilometre | -40.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4782 units per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5458 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5768 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2876 units per square kilometre | 0.2726 units per square kilometre | 0.2983 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3252 units per square kilometre | 0.2712 units per square kilometre | 0.3867 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4227 units per square kilometre | 0.3681 units per square kilometre | 0.4872 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5539 units per square kilometre | 0.458 units per square kilometre | 0.6071 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6127 units per square kilometre | 0.5974 units per square kilometre | 0.6255 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4925 units per square kilometre | 0.3692 units per square kilometre | 0.5768 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 1 Macau, China 491.12 units per square kilometre compare
- 2 Singapore 304.96 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Hong Kong, China 137.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Maldives 112.36 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bahrain 75.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Malta 50.23 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Naoero 47.35 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for North America
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 434.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 89.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2321 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 89.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in North America?
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in North America was 0.5768 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6255 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2712 units per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does North America rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
- North America ranks 4th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.
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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.