Number airline passengers, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number airline passengers, per capita was 0.3861 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number airline passengers, per capita in Costa Rica, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.3861 units per person for number airline passengers, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.4% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number airline passengers, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4067 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0905 units per person, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Number airline passengers, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1392 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1485 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1585 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1581 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1835 units per person | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1777 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1818 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1482 units per person | -18.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1419 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1573 units per person | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1804 units per person | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1741 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1816 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1463 units per person | -19.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1209 units per person | -17.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1131 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1188 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1202 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.135 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1448 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1496 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1585 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1896 units per person | +19.6% |
| 1993 | 0.205 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.224 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2462 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2536 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2678 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3092 units per person | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2732 units per person | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2229 units per person | -18.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1841 units per person | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1657 units per person | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1812 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2146 units per person | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2237 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2183 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2322 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2306 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2072 units per person | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3727 units per person | +79.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3969 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3795 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3178 units per person | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2994 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3167 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3231 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.371 units per person | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3933 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4067 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0905 units per person | -77.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1323 units per person | +46.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3054 units per person | +130.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3861 units per person | +26.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.3861 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.73 units per person, 22% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.3861 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3183 units per person, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number airline passengers, per capita in Costa Rica 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 | +130.9% | 0.1323 units per person | 0.3054 units per person |
| 2020 | -77.7% | 0.4067 units per person | 0.0905 units per person |
| 2010 | +79.8% | 0.2072 units per person | 0.3727 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1595 units per person | 0.1392 units per person | 0.1835 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1435 units per person | 0.1131 units per person | 0.1816 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2277 units per person | 0.1496 units per person | 0.3092 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.208 units per person | 0.1657 units per person | 0.2322 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3577 units per person | 0.2994 units per person | 0.4067 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2286 units per person | 0.0905 units per person | 0.3861 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number airline passengers, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Number airline passengers, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.3861 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number airline passengers, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4067 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest number airline passengers, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0905 units per person in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number airline passengers, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number airline passengers, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number airline passengers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number airline passengers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number airline passengers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number airline passengers Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number airline passengers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.