Number airline passengers, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Number airline passengers, per square kilometre was 0.008 units per square kilometre in 2016. ▲ Rising
Number airline passengers, per square kilometre in Benin, 1970–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2016, number airline passengers, per square kilometre in Benin stood at 0.008 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.2% on the previous year and down 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number airline passengers, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 1.22 units per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.008 units per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Benin 180th out of 183 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Number airline passengers, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2616 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.2749 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2297 units per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2492 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2794 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3104 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3583 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4026 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4629 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5082 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5419 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6634 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6944 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.705 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.713 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7627 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9613 units per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9232 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9197 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6563 units per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6767 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.588 units per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 0.588 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6048 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6137 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6571 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.666 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7582 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8026 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7441 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6853 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4112 units per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4701 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5172 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5172 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.22 units per square kilometre | +136.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5344 units per square kilometre | -56.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9967 units per square kilometre | +86.5% |
| 2016 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | -99.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.008 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.98 units per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.008 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5385 units per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number airline passengers, per square kilometre in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +136.0% | 0.5172 units per square kilometre | 1.22 units per square kilometre |
| 2016 | -99.2% | 0.9967 units per square kilometre | 0.008 units per square kilometre |
| 2015 | +86.5% | 0.5344 units per square kilometre | 0.9967 units per square kilometre |
| 2014 | -56.2% | 1.22 units per square kilometre | 0.5344 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3337 units per square kilometre | 0.2297 units per square kilometre | 0.5082 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7541 units per square kilometre | 0.5419 units per square kilometre | 0.9613 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6699 units per square kilometre | 0.588 units per square kilometre | 0.8026 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5482 units per square kilometre | 0.4112 units per square kilometre | 0.6853 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6092 units per square kilometre | 0.008 units per square kilometre | 1.22 units per square kilometre | 7 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 177 North Korea 0.0306 units per square kilometre compare
- 178 Chad 0.0225 units per square kilometre compare
- 179 Estonia 0.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 181 Niger 0.0046 units per square kilometre compare
- 182 Barbados 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 182 Mali 0 units per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number airline passengers, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Number airline passengers, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.008 units per square kilometre in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number airline passengers, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest number airline passengers, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.008 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for number airline passengers, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 180th out of 183 countries with data for 2016.
- Is number airline passengers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number airline passengers, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number airline passengers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number airline passengers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number airline passengers Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.