Air passengers carried in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Air passengers carried was 71,784 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air passengers carried in Cape Verde, 1976–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 71,784 for air passengers carried in 2023.
The figure is down 61.3% on the previous year and down 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air passengers carried in Cape Verde peaked at 807,957 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 53,000, in 1976.
That places Cape Verde 149th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air passengers carried in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 53,000 | — |
| 1977 | 55,000 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 60,000 | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 65,000 | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 75,000 | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 103,100 | +37.5% |
| 1982 | 104,000 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 122,200 | +17.5% |
| 1984 | 127,000 | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 128,200 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 150,000 | +17.0% |
| 1987 | 174,000 | +16.0% |
| 1988 | 176,200 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 176,700 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 176,900 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 96,000 | -45.7% |
| 1992 | 100,000 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 118,300 | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 124,200 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 129,200 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 237,000 | +83.4% |
| 1998 | 236,100 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 252,300 | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 263,547 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 242,799 | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 236,577 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 252,751 | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 560,000 | +121.6% |
| 2005 | 690,000 | +23.2% |
| 2006 | 753,511 | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 793,153 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 807,957 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 776,469 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 570,553 | -26.5% |
| 2011 | 620,395 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 597,983 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 600,000 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 590,304 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 548,908 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 565,810 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 336,718 | -40.5% |
| 2018 | 561,944 | +66.9% |
| 2019 | 675,482 | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 226,646 | -66.4% |
| 2021 | 76,354 | -66.3% |
| 2022 | 185,363 | +142.8% |
| 2023 | 71,784 | -61.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 71,784 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.37 million, 5% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 71,784 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air passengers carried 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 | +142.8% | 76,354 | 185,363 |
| 2004 | +121.6% | 252,751 | 560,000 |
| 1997 | +83.4% | 129,200 | 237,000 |
| 2020 | -66.4% | 675,482 | 226,646 |
| 2021 | -66.3% | 226,646 | 76,354 |
| 2023 | -61.3% | 185,363 | 71,784 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58,250 | 53,000 | 65,000 | 4 |
| 1980s | 133,640 | 75,000 | 176,700 | 10 |
| 1990s | 157,000 | 96,000 | 252,300 | 10 |
| 2000s | 537,676 | 236,577 | 807,957 | 10 |
| 2010s | 566,810 | 336,718 | 675,482 | 10 |
| 2020s | 140,037 | 71,784 | 226,646 | 4 |
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More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 127.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 74.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 53.16 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air passengers carried in Cape Verde?
- Air passengers carried in Cape Verde was 71,784 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest air passengers carried recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 807,957 in 2008.
- What is the lowest air passengers carried recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,000 in 1976.
- How does Cape Verde rank for air passengers carried?
- Cape Verde ranks 149th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air passengers carried rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Air passengers carried. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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