Air passengers carried in Kiribati
Kiribati: Air passengers carried was 58,879 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air passengers carried in Kiribati, 1981–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air passengers carried in Kiribati is 58,879, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air passengers carried in Kiribati peaked at 67,218 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24,000, in 1988.
Kiribati ranks 152nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Air passengers carried in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 59,000 | — |
| 1982 | 60,000 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 65,500 | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 26,400 | -59.7% |
| 1986 | 32,000 | +21.2% |
| 1987 | 24,900 | -22.2% |
| 1988 | 24,000 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 24,900 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 24,900 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 24,900 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 25,400 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 25,600 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 25,600 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 26,900 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 28,400 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 28,400 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 28,300 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 66,567 | +135.2% |
| 2018 | 66,567 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 65,847 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 56,299 | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 46,390 | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 67,218 | +44.9% |
| 2023 | 58,879 | -12.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 58,879 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 9% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 58,879 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.05 million, 3% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air passengers carried in Kiribati 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +135.2% | 28,300 | 66,567 |
| 1985 | -59.7% | 65,500 | 26,400 |
| 2022 | +44.9% | 46,390 | 67,218 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41,856 | 24,000 | 65,500 | 9 |
| 1990s | 26,489 | 24,900 | 28,400 | 9 |
| 2010s | 66,327 | 65,847 | 66,567 | 3 |
| 2020s | 57,197 | 46,390 | 67,218 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 149 Cape Verde 71,784 compare
- 150 Nicaragua 61,031 compare
- 151 Namibia 60,304 compare
- 153 Guinea 58,500 compare
- 154 Sierra Leone 50,193 compare
- 155 Central African Republic 46,364 compare
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 0.7542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 5.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 2.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 7.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 20.06 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air passengers carried in Kiribati?
- Air passengers carried in Kiribati was 58,879 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest air passengers carried recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 67,218 in 2022.
- What is the lowest air passengers carried recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,000 in 1988.
- How does Kiribati rank for air passengers carried?
- Kiribati ranks 152nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air passengers carried rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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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