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Passenger-kilometers by air in Kiribati

Kiribati: Passenger-kilometers by air was 13.92 million revenue passenger kilometres in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.92 million revenue passenger kilometres
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
148th
of 156 countries
All-time high
13.92 million revenue passenger kilometres
in 2024
All-time low
8.16 million revenue passenger kilometres
in 2021
Years of data
7
2017–2024

Passenger-kilometers by air in Kiribati, 2017–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M2017202020242017: 10.7M revenue passenger kilometres2018: 10.7M revenue passenger kilometres2019: 10.3M revenue passenger kilometres2020: 9.4M revenue passenger kilometres2021: 8.2M revenue passenger kilometres2022: 12.8M revenue passenger kilometres2024: 13.9M revenue passenger kilometres

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization and International Transport Forum – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in revenue passenger kilometres.

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 13.92 million revenue passenger kilometres for passenger-kilometers by air in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.

Kiribati ranks 148th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Passenger-kilometers by air in Kiribati, year by year

Year revenue passenger kilometres Change
2017 10.65 million revenue passenger kilometres —
2018 10.65 million revenue passenger kilometres +0.0%
2019 10.31 million revenue passenger kilometres -3.2%
2020 9.35 million revenue passenger kilometres -9.3%
2021 8.16 million revenue passenger kilometres -12.7%
2022 12.76 million revenue passenger kilometres +56.3%
2024 13.92 million revenue passenger kilometres +9.1%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 13.92 million revenue passenger kilometres is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.43 billion revenue passenger kilometres, 1% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 13.92 million revenue passenger kilometres is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.56 billion revenue passenger kilometres, 0% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 10.54 million revenue passenger kilometres 10.31 million revenue passenger kilometres 10.65 million revenue passenger kilometres 3
2020s 11.05 million revenue passenger kilometres 8.16 million revenue passenger kilometres 13.92 million revenue passenger kilometres 4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 145 Eswatini 24.00 million revenue passenger kilometres compare
  2. 146 Cook Islands 23.90 million revenue passenger kilometres compare
  3. 147 North Korea 22.45 million revenue passenger kilometres compare
  4. 149 Samoa 6.29 million revenue passenger kilometres compare
  5. 150 Antigua and Barbuda 3.96 million revenue passenger kilometres compare
  6. 151 Marshall Islands 2.34 million revenue passenger kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is passenger-kilometers by air in Kiribati?
Passenger-kilometers by air in Kiribati was 13.92 million revenue passenger kilometres in 2024, according to International Civil Aviation Organization and International Transport Forum – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest passenger-kilometers by air recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 13.92 million revenue passenger kilometres in 2024.
What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by air recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 8.16 million revenue passenger kilometres in 2021.
How does Kiribati rank for passenger-kilometers by air?
Kiribati ranks 148th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
Is passenger-kilometers by air rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from International Civil Aviation Organization and International Transport Forum – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Passenger-kilometers by air. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Passenger-kilometers by air
Unit
revenue passenger kilometres
Source
International Civil Aviation Organization and International Transport Forum – processed by 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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Passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport.