Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide was 815 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Cape Verde, 1976–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 815 for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.6% on the previous year and down 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Cape Verde peaked at 21,086 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 815, in 2023.
Cape Verde ranks 166th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1,500 | — |
| 1977 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,600 | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 2,400 | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 4,800 | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 7,300 | +52.1% |
| 1984 | 7,600 | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 8,100 | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 6,100 | -24.7% |
| 1987 | 6,700 | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 6,700 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6,700 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6,700 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6,600 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 6,800 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 6,800 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,800 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7,100 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 7,400 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 14,600 | +97.3% |
| 1998 | 14,800 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 12,100 | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 13,010 | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 8,745 | -32.8% |
| 2002 | 8,735 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 9,434 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 16,612 | +76.1% |
| 2005 | 19,905 | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 19,862 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 21,086 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 12,236 | -42.0% |
| 2009 | 11,560 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 10,363 | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 10,658 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 10,555 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 8,148 | -22.8% |
| 2014 | 7,728 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 7,989 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 8,745 | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 4,868 | -44.3% |
| 2018 | 9,385 | +92.8% |
| 2019 | 10,205 | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 4,248 | -58.4% |
| 2021 | 1,625 | -61.7% |
| 2022 | 3,484 | +114.4% |
| 2023 | 815 | -76.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 815 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,332, 4% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 815 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,599, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Cape Verde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +114.4% | 1,625 | 3,484 |
| 1982 | +100.0% | 2,400 | 4,800 |
| 1997 | +97.3% | 7,400 | 14,600 |
| 2018 | +92.8% | 4,868 | 9,385 |
| 2023 | -76.6% | 3,484 | 815 |
| 2004 | +76.1% | 9,434 | 16,612 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 4 |
| 1980s | 5,800 | 1,600 | 8,100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,970 | 6,600 | 14,800 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,118 | 8,735 | 21,086 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,864 | 4,868 | 10,658 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,543 | 815 | 4,248 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More infrastructure data for Cape Verde
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 587,026 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.84 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 61,294 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 61,294 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Cape Verde?
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Cape Verde was 815 in 2023, according to Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
- What is the highest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 21,086 in 2007.
- What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 815 in 2023.
- How does Cape Verde rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide?
- Cape Verde ranks 166th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as part of Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.