Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in OECD members
OECD members: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre was 47.74 units per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in OECD members, 1965–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in OECD members stood at 47.74 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in OECD members peaked at 47.74 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1965.
OECD members ranks 25th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +170.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +56.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | +114.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0209 units per square kilometre | +136.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0399 units per square kilometre | +90.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0697 units per square kilometre | +74.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1183 units per square kilometre | +69.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1995 units per square kilometre | +68.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3015 units per square kilometre | +51.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4317 units per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6023 units per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8619 units per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 1994 | 1.37 units per square kilometre | +59.4% |
| 1995 | 2.19 units per square kilometre | +59.7% |
| 1996 | 3.45 units per square kilometre | +57.5% |
| 1997 | 4.93 units per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 1998 | 7.11 units per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 1999 | 10.51 units per square kilometre | +47.9% |
| 2000 | 14.85 units per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 2001 | 17.75 units per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 19.61 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 21.7 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 24.39 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 27.41 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 30.38 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 33.44 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 35.32 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 36.22 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 37.01 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 38.54 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 39.8 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 40.74 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 41.49 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 41.98 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 42.73 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 43.4 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 44.25 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 44.93 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 45.11 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 46.54 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 47.74 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in OECD members 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +170.8% | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.1995 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.18 units per square kilometre | 0.3015 units per square kilometre | 10.51 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.11 units per square kilometre | 14.85 units per square kilometre | 36.22 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.49 units per square kilometre | 37.01 units per square kilometre | 44.93 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.46 units per square kilometre | 45.11 units per square kilometre | 47.74 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 22 Rwanda 517.35 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Nauru 514.35 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Comoros 501.99 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Kuwait 455.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Puerto Rico 455.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Philippines 451.89 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Antigua and Barbuda 423.14 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for OECD members
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.69 billion (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 122.31 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 429.13 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 31.35 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3113 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 429.13 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.22 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in OECD members?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in OECD members was 47.74 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 47.74 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does OECD members rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- OECD members ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions 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.
Mobile cellular subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Mobile cellular subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- 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
Mobile cellular subscriptions 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.