Air passenger kilometers in El Salvador

El Salvador: Air passenger kilometers was 8.90 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8.90 billion
Change on year
up 18.4%
World rank
64th
of 156 countries
All-time high
8.90 billion
in 2024
All-time low
1.83 billion
in 2020
Years of data
7
2017–2024

Air passenger kilometers in El Salvador, 2017–2024

2.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B2017202020242017: 5.0B2018: 5.2B2019: 5.2B2020: 1.8B2021: 3.2B2022: 7.5B2024: 8.9B

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, air passenger kilometers in El Salvador stood at 8.90 billion. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 79.8% over ten years.

That places El Salvador 64th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Air passenger kilometers in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Air passenger kilometers in El Salvador, 2017 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2017 4.95 billion —
2018 5.16 billion +4.3%
2019 5.21 billion +0.9%
2020 1.83 billion -64.9%
2021 3.24 billion +77.5%
2022 7.51 billion +131.7%
2024 8.90 billion +18.4%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 8.90 billion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.23 billion, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 8.90 billion is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.22 billion, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5.11 billion 4.95 billion 5.21 billion 3
2020s 5.37 billion 1.83 billion 8.90 billion 4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 61 Sri Lanka 12.00 billion compare
  2. 62 Algeria 10.75 billion compare
  3. 63 Jordan 9.69 billion compare
  4. 65 Fiji 7.85 billion compare
  5. 66 Latvia 7.08 billion compare
  6. 67 Mauritius 6.81 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is air passenger kilometers in El Salvador?
Air passenger kilometers in El Salvador was 8.90 billion in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest air passenger kilometers recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 8.90 billion in 2024.
What is the lowest air passenger kilometers recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 1.83 billion in 2020.
How does El Salvador rank for air passenger kilometers?
El Salvador ranks 64th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
Is air passenger kilometers rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Air passenger kilometers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Air passenger kilometers
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,072 data points, 2017–2024
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