Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in OECD members

OECD members: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square was 0.5851 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.5851 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 8.2%
Rank
2nd
of 44 groups
All-time high
0.6429 units per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.2171 units per square kilometre
in 1975
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in OECD members, 1970–2023

0.20.30.40.50.6197019962023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

OECD members recorded 0.5851 units per square kilometre for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in 2023.

That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in OECD members peaked at 0.6429 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2171 units per square kilometre, in 1975.

That places OECD members 2nd out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 OECD members, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square kilometre in OECD members, 1970 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1970 0.2318 units per square kilometre
1971 0.2351 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1972 0.2348 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1973 0.2392 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1974 0.2218 units per square kilometre -7.3%
1975 0.2171 units per square kilometre -2.1%
1976 0.2226 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1977 0.2321 units per square kilometre +4.3%
1978 0.238 units per square kilometre +2.6%
1979 0.2465 units per square kilometre +3.6%
1980 0.2458 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1981 0.2326 units per square kilometre -5.4%
1982 0.2331 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1983 0.242 units per square kilometre +3.8%
1984 0.2552 units per square kilometre +5.5%
1985 0.2686 units per square kilometre +5.3%
1986 0.2888 units per square kilometre +7.5%
1987 0.3025 units per square kilometre +4.7%
1988 0.3173 units per square kilometre +4.9%
1989 0.3215 units per square kilometre +1.3%
1990 0.3366 units per square kilometre +4.7%
1991 0.3276 units per square kilometre -2.7%
1992 0.3378 units per square kilometre +3.1%
1993 0.3391 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1994 0.3709 units per square kilometre +9.4%
1995 0.3905 units per square kilometre +5.3%
1996 0.4135 units per square kilometre +5.9%
1997 0.4283 units per square kilometre +3.6%
1998 0.4334 units per square kilometre +1.2%
1999 0.4627 units per square kilometre +6.8%
2000 0.4964 units per square kilometre +7.3%
2001 0.4899 units per square kilometre -1.3%
2002 0.4525 units per square kilometre -7.6%
2003 0.4676 units per square kilometre +3.4%
2004 0.5185 units per square kilometre +10.9%
2005 0.527 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2006 0.5298 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2007 0.545 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2008 0.5266 units per square kilometre -3.4%
2009 0.5255 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2010 0.5897 units per square kilometre +12.2%
2011 0.5944 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2012 0.5913 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2013 0.5928 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2014 0.594 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2015 0.6046 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2016 0.6203 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2017 0.6249 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2018 0.6327 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2019 0.6429 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2020 0.327 units per square kilometre -49.1%
2021 0.4162 units per square kilometre +27.3%
2022 0.5405 units per square kilometre +29.9%
2023 0.5851 units per square kilometre +8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2319 units per square kilometre 0.2171 units per square kilometre 0.2465 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.2707 units per square kilometre 0.2326 units per square kilometre 0.3215 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.384 units per square kilometre 0.3276 units per square kilometre 0.4627 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.5079 units per square kilometre 0.4525 units per square kilometre 0.545 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.6088 units per square kilometre 0.5897 units per square kilometre 0.6429 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.4672 units per square kilometre 0.327 units per square kilometre 0.5851 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near OECD members

  1. 1 Macau, China 491.12 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Singapore 304.96 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 3 Hong Kong, China 137.02 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 4 Maldives 112.36 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 5 Bahrain 75.1 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in OECD members?
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in OECD members was 0.5851 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in OECD members?
The highest recorded value was 0.6429 units per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in OECD members?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2171 units per square kilometre in 1975.
How does OECD members rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
OECD members ranks 2nd out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square rising or falling in OECD members?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD members 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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Indicator
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 10,074 data points, 1970–2023
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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.