Number airline passengers, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number airline passengers, per capita was 0.1489 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number airline passengers, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number airline passengers, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.1489 units per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number airline passengers, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.2538 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.095 units per person, in 2020.
Papua New Guinea ranks 101st of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Number airline passengers, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.1261 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.1409 units per person | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1496 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1772 units per person | +18.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1866 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1784 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1731 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1717 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1601 units per person | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2089 units per person | +30.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2015 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2271 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2198 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2389 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2538 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.239 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2265 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.229 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2004 units per person | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2484 units per person | +23.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2089 units per person | -15.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2015 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2233 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2149 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1978 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1986 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2074 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2084 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1128 units per person | -45.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1205 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1253 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1361 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1319 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.126 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1144 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1841 units per person | +60.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1989 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2017 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2253 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2433 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1921 units per person | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 0.191 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2031 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.195 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2112 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.095 units per person | -55.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1038 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1446 units per person | +39.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1489 units per person | +3.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.1489 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.063 units per person, 2.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.1489 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7241 units per person, 21% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number airline passengers, per capita in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +60.9% | 0.1144 units per person | 0.1841 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1561 units per person | 0.1261 units per person | 0.1866 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.2033 units per person | 0.1601 units per person | 0.2538 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.219 units per person | 0.1978 units per person | 0.2484 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1481 units per person | 0.1128 units per person | 0.2084 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2046 units per person | 0.1841 units per person | 0.2433 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1231 units per person | 0.095 units per person | 0.1489 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number airline passengers, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Number airline passengers, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.1489 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number airline passengers, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2538 units per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest number airline passengers, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.095 units per person in 2020.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number airline passengers, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 101st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number airline passengers, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.