Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Small states
Small states: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square was 0.4213 units per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Small states, 1984–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Small states stood at 0.4213 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 44.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Small states peaked at 0.6578 units per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2655 units per square kilometre, in 1984.
Small states ranks 11th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Small states, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.2655 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0.2973 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3136 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3084 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3264 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.323 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3293 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3448 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3236 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3375 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3735 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4053 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4013 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4551 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4816 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.462 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4513 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4659 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4067 units per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3816 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4126 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4212 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4637 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4855 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6171 units per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6512 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6578 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6423 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3546 units per square kilometre | -44.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2918 units per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4213 units per square kilometre | +44.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3057 units per square kilometre | 0.2655 units per square kilometre | 0.3264 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.3914 units per square kilometre | 0.3236 units per square kilometre | 0.4816 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4264 units per square kilometre | 0.3816 units per square kilometre | 0.4659 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5439 units per square kilometre | 0.4126 units per square kilometre | 0.6578 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3559 units per square kilometre | 0.2918 units per square kilometre | 0.4213 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 8 American Samoa 45.72 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Seychelles 28.12 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Luxembourg 18.83 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Qatar 18.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Ireland 16.09 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Marshall Islands 9.41 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Netherlands 9.13 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Small states
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 32.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 161.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1474 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.57 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Small states?
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Small states was 0.4213 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6578 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2655 units per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Small states rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
- Small states ranks 11th out of 44 groups with data for 2022.
- Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.