Passenger-kilometers by air by country
Passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport
Countries reporting
147
Highest
1.73 trillion revenue passenger kilometres
United States
Lowest
741,149 revenue passenger kilometres
Malawi
Median
4.08 billion revenue passenger kilometres
Years covered
6
2017–2022
Data points
890
What the numbers show
Passenger-kilometers by air is currently reported for 147 countries. The highest value is 1.73 trillion revenue passenger kilometres in United States; the lowest is 741,149 revenue passenger kilometres in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.08 billion revenue passenger kilometres, and the mean is 54.30 billion revenue passenger kilometres.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 11,144.9%), and the largest decrease in North Korea (down 97.2%).
Passenger-kilometers by air: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1.73 trillion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 2 | China | 1.22 trillion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 393.46 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 299.98 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Turkey | 263.04 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 43.4% | flat |
| 7 | India | 246.97 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 8 | Russia | 243.40 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 18.5% | flat |
| 9 | Canada | 227.84 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 10 | Qatar | 200.74 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 39.5% | falling |
| 11 | France | 197.01 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 12 | Japan | 183.58 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 13 | Germany | 180.93 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 14 | Singapore | 165.64 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 161.41 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 35.6% | falling |
| 16 | South Korea | 153.70 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Australia | 133.55 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 18 | Brazil | 127.34 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 19 | Mexico | 120.21 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 34.6% | flat |
| 20 | Netherlands | 117.72 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 21 | Indonesia | 106.32 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 22 | Hungary | 94.56 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 154.5% | rising |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 92.47 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 36.1% | falling |
| 24 | Thailand | 85.75 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Malaysia | 80.76 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Vietnam | 79.65 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 41.5% | falling |
| 27 | Philippines | 61.53 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Austria | 57.42 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 138.4% | rising |
| 29 | Switzerland | 56.68 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 51.40 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 47.3% | flat |
| 31 | Colombia | 47.02 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 40.2% | flat |
| 32 | Portugal | 46.43 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 33 | Chile | 39.06 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 34 | Egypt | 35.14 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 51.3% | flat |
| 35 | Panama | 35.08 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 36 | Italy | 32.44 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Argentina | 32.02 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 38 | Finland | 27.36 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 39 | New Zealand | 26.20 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 40 | Peru | 24.06 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 41 | Israel | 23.75 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 42 | Norway | 23.41 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Morocco | 23.10 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 44 | Kuwait | 22.82 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Oman | 21.21 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 20.25 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 47 | Iran | 19.58 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 48 | Greece | 18.41 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 37.7% | falling |
| 49 | Poland | 18.16 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 50.5% | falling |
| 50 | Belgium | 17.98 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 51 | Pakistan | 17.29 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 52 | South Africa | 15.04 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Bahrain | 14.16 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 45.2% | falling |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 13.15 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 55 | Iceland | 12.84 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 12.71 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Kenya | 11.36 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 10.86 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 59 | Denmark | 10.73 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Sweden | 10.09 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Jordan | 9.31 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 62 | Algeria | 9.27 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Fiji | 7.70 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 64 | El Salvador | 7.51 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 65 | Mauritius | 6.36 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Latvia | 6.14 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 67 | Tunisia | 6.13 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 68 | Ukraine | 5.52 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Lebanon | 5.19 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 70 | Serbia | 4.78 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 71 | Iraq | 4.74 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 155.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Czechia | 4.67 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Bolivia | 4.42 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 74 | Hong Kong | 4.24 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Ecuador | 4.08 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 3.96 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 78 | Nepal | 3.88 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 3.60 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 34.6% | falling |
| 81 | Angola | 3.55 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Romania | 3.27 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 83 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.92 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 84 | Armenia | 2.88 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Nigeria | 2.88 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 86 | Belarus | 2.82 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 87 | Myanmar | 2.76 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 61.4% | falling |
| 88 | Rwanda | 2.70 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 103.8% | rising |
| 89 | Afghanistan | 2.64 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Brunei | 2.39 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Mongolia | 2.28 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.87 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Senegal | 1.65 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 11,144.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 1.62 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 95 | Papua New Guinea | 1.59 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 96 | Moldova | 1.47 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 97 | Tanzania | 1.39 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 98.9% | rising |
| 98 | Libya | 1.37 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 99 | Togo | 1.28 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 147.4% | rising |
| 100 | Croatia | 1.20 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 101 | Turkmenistan | 1.19 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Macao | 1.18 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Sudan | 1.12 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Venezuela | 1.05 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Cambodia | 1.00 billion revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 942.67 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 107 | Cote d'Ivoire | 933.75 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 108 | Syria | 921.98 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 3,215.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Bulgaria | 875.87 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Georgia | 786.70 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Cyprus | 773.56 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Suriname | 732.46 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Laos | 600.28 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Mozambique | 584.81 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 115 | Paraguay | 525.75 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Maldives | 496.59 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 117 | Mauritania | 396.19 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 118 | Bahamas | 378.66 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 119 | Vanuatu | 376.47 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Madagascar | 353.54 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Seychelles | 329.17 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Bhutan | 289.64 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Cuba | 274.44 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Montenegro | 223.45 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Cape Verde | 205.57 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Zambia | 201.50 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 196.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Ghana | 171.70 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 128 | Guatemala | 167.65 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 134.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Solomon Islands | 154.60 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Honduras | 154.00 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 190.5% | rising |
| 131 | Cameroon | 151.09 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Sao Tome and Principe | 118.01 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | — | rising |
| 133 | Botswana | 92.49 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Burkina Faso | 89.31 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 135 | Nauru | 83.63 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Congo | 55.93 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Belize | 55.00 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 138 | Namibia | 45.03 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Equatorial Guinea | 35.14 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Eswatini | 22.98 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Cook Islands | 17.70 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 142 | Uganda | 16.60 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 255.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Kiribati | 12.76 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | up 19.8% | flat |
| 144 | Slovenia | 9.91 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.78 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Marshall Islands | 7.06 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 147 | Samoa | 5.71 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 148 | North Korea | 1.79 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Lithuania | 1.65 million revenue passenger kilometres | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Malawi | 741,149 revenue passenger kilometres | 2022 | down 69.1% | volatile |
About this data
Passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport