Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square was 0.0295 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 0.0295 units per square kilometre.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0359 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0109 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.015 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.015 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0158 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0158 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0271 units per square kilometre | +59.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0272 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0289 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0279 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0295 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0294 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0318 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | -56.9% |
| 2021 | 0.022 units per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0264 units per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0295 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 | -56.9% | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | 0.0155 units per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +59.9% | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | 0.0271 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | 0.014 units per square kilometre | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0302 units per square kilometre | 0.0271 units per square kilometre | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | 0.0295 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 36 Panama 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Barbados 1.63 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Monaco 1.48 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Fiji 1.43 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Brunei Darussalam 1.43 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Spain 1.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Greece 1.3 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.10 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8324 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.0295 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0359 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0109 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per square rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.