Air passengers carried in Cameroon
Cameroon: Air passengers carried was 331,025 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Air passengers carried in Cameroon, 1970–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 331,025 for air passengers carried in 2023.
That represents a change of up 31.1% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air passengers carried in Cameroon peaked at 718,000 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2010.
That places Cameroon 125th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Air passengers carried in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65,800 | — |
| 1971 | 108,500 | +64.9% |
| 1972 | 130,000 | +19.8% |
| 1973 | 211,300 | +62.5% |
| 1974 | 228,200 | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 239,000 | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 296,900 | +24.2% |
| 1977 | 346,700 | +16.8% |
| 1978 | 392,700 | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 402,500 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 480,000 | +19.3% |
| 1981 | 485,500 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 634,000 | +30.6% |
| 1983 | 631,000 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 676,500 | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 718,000 | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 536,100 | -25.3% |
| 1987 | 561,000 | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 582,000 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 403,400 | -30.7% |
| 1990 | 284,200 | -29.5% |
| 1991 | 356,600 | +25.5% |
| 1992 | 363,100 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 274,800 | -24.3% |
| 1994 | 295,000 | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 345,000 | +16.9% |
| 1996 | 361,800 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 279,000 | -22.9% |
| 1998 | 277,900 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 292,600 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 273,000 | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 324,114 | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 243,122 | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 315,100 | +29.6% |
| 2004 | 355,610 | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 384,059 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 424,794 | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 453,051 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 470,598 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 466,050 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 171,007 | — |
| 2012 | 248,027 | +45.0% |
| 2013 | 287,208 | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 275,760 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 267,208 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 343,592 | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 236,000 | -31.3% |
| 2018 | 265,136 | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 83,882 | -68.4% |
| 2020 | 40,884 | -51.3% |
| 2021 | 177,992 | +335.4% |
| 2022 | 252,403 | +41.8% |
| 2023 | 331,025 | +31.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 331,025 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 48% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 331,025 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air passengers carried in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +335.4% | 40,884 | 177,992 |
| 2010 | -100.0% | 466,050 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 242,160 | 65,800 | 402,500 | 10 |
| 1980s | 570,750 | 403,400 | 718,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 313,000 | 274,800 | 363,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 370,950 | 243,122 | 470,598 | 10 |
| 2010s | 217,782 | 0 | 343,592 | 10 |
| 2020s | 200,576 | 40,884 | 331,025 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air passengers carried in Cameroon?
- Air passengers carried in Cameroon was 331,025 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest air passengers carried recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 718,000 in 1985.
- What is the lowest air passengers carried recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for air passengers carried?
- Cameroon ranks 125th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air passengers carried rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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