Number airline passengers, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Number airline passengers, per capita was 0.013 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number airline passengers, per capita in Ghana, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.013 units per person for number airline passengers, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 21.1% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number airline passengers, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0285 units per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 units per person, in 2004.
Ghana ranks 152nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Number airline passengers, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0131 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0148 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 0.014 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.014 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0148 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0149 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.022 units per person | +47.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0228 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0275 units per person | +20.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0285 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0234 units per person | -18.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0235 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0182 units per person | -22.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0208 units per person | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0195 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0185 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0178 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0157 units per person | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0169 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0155 units per person | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0122 units per person | -20.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0121 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0127 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0092 units per person | -27.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0107 units per person | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0107 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0111 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0115 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0112 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0159 units per person | +41.5% |
| 2000 | 0.016 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0149 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0123 units per person | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0113 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0044 units per person | -61.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0066 units per person | +50.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0188 units per person | +183.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0259 units per person | +37.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0145 units per person | -44.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0145 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0136 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0122 units per person | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0227 units per person | +85.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0153 units per person | -32.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0191 units per person | +25.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0101 units per person | -47.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0172 units per person | +70.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0165 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.013 units per person | -21.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.013 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.063 units per person, 21% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.013 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0202 units per person, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number airline passengers, per capita in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +183.9% | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0188 units per person |
| 2017 | +85.5% | 0.0122 units per person | 0.0227 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0186 units per person | 0.0131 units per person | 0.0285 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.019 units per person | 0.0155 units per person | 0.0235 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0117 units per person | 0.0092 units per person | 0.0159 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.016 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0163 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0259 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0142 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | 0.0172 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number airline passengers, per capita in Ghana?
- Number airline passengers, per capita in Ghana was 0.013 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number airline passengers, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0285 units per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest number airline passengers, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 units per person in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for number airline passengers, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 152nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number airline passengers, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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How this figure is calculated
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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.