Number airline passengers in Burundi

Burundi: Number airline passengers was 12,000 in 1998. ▲ Rising

Latest (1998)
12,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
170th
of 183 countries
All-time high
21,000
in 1987
All-time low
4,000
in 1976
Years of data
23
1976–1998

Number airline passengers in Burundi, 1976–1998

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1976198719981976: 4.0k1977: 4.5k1978: 5.0k1979: 5.5k1980: 11.0k1981: 5.0k1982: 5.5k1983: 6.0k1984: 8.8k1985: 8.6k1986: 5.5k1987: 21.0k1988: 11.2k1989: 7.8k1990: 8.3k1991: 8.3k1992: 8.9k1993: 8.9k1994: 8.9k1995: 9.4k1996: 9.4k1997: 12.0k1998: 12.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 1998, number airline passengers in Burundi stood at 12,000.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number airline passengers in Burundi peaked at 21,000 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4,000, in 1976.

That places Burundi 170th out of 183 countries with data for 1998, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Number airline passengers in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Number airline passengers in Burundi, 1976 to 1998.
Year Value Change
1976 4,000 —
1977 4,500 +12.5%
1978 5,000 +11.1%
1979 5,500 +10.0%
1980 11,000 +100.0%
1981 5,000 -54.5%
1982 5,500 +10.0%
1983 6,000 +9.1%
1984 8,800 +46.7%
1985 8,600 -2.3%
1986 5,500 -36.0%
1987 21,000 +281.8%
1988 11,200 -46.7%
1989 7,800 -30.4%
1990 8,300 +6.4%
1991 8,300 +0.0%
1992 8,900 +7.2%
1993 8,900 +0.0%
1994 8,900 +0.0%
1995 9,400 +5.6%
1996 9,400 +0.0%
1997 12,000 +27.7%
1998 12,000 +0.0%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's 12,000 is below the median for low income countries, which is 48,278, 25% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's 12,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number airline passengers in Burundi 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.

YearChange FromTo
1987 +281.8% 5,500 21,000
1980 +100.0% 5,500 11,000
1981 -54.5% 11,000 5,000

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,750 4,000 5,500 4
1980s 9,040 5,000 21,000 10
1990s 9,567 8,300 12,000 9

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 167 Comoros 27,300 compare
  2. 168 Uganda 21,650 compare
  3. 169 Guinea-Bissau 20,400 compare
  4. 171 Guyana 7,512 compare
  5. 172 Niger 5,775 compare
  6. 173 North Korea 3,690 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number airline passengers in Burundi?
Number airline passengers in Burundi was 12,000 in 1998, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number airline passengers recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 21,000 in 1987.
What is the lowest number airline passengers recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 4,000 in 1976.
How does Burundi rank for number airline passengers?
Burundi ranks 170th out of 183 countries with data for 1998.
Is number airline passengers rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number airline passengers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number airline passengers
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
183 places, 7,925 data points, 1970–2023
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