Number of airline passengers per year in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of airline passengers per year was 118,427 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of airline passengers per year in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2023
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 118,427 for number of airline passengers per year in 2023.
The figure is down 30.7% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of airline passengers per year in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 496,322 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8,500, in 1971.
That places Equatorial Guinea 140th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of airline passengers per year in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8,500 | — |
| 1972 | 9,000 | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 9,500 | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 10,000 | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 10,500 | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 11,000 | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 13,300 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 13,300 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 13,300 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 13,300 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 13,400 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 13,700 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 13,700 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13,700 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 27,600 | +101.5% |
| 1989 | 14,000 | -49.3% |
| 1990 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14,700 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 14,700 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20,900 | +42.2% |
| 1998 | 20,800 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 25,969 | +24.9% |
| 2011 | 130,198 | +401.4% |
| 2012 | 316,621 | +143.2% |
| 2013 | 401,712 | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 303,024 | -24.6% |
| 2015 | 400,758 | +32.3% |
| 2016 | 458,222 | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 496,322 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 404,301 | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 425,475 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 138,898 | -67.4% |
| 2021 | 31,268 | -77.5% |
| 2022 | 170,923 | +446.6% |
| 2023 | 118,427 | -30.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 118,427 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.37 million, 9% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 118,427 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of airline passengers per year in Equatorial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +446.6% | 31,268 | 170,923 |
| 2011 | +401.4% | 25,969 | 130,198 |
| 2012 | +143.2% | 130,198 | 316,621 |
| 1988 | +101.5% | 13,700 | 27,600 |
| 2021 | -77.5% | 138,898 | 31,268 |
| 2020 | -67.4% | 425,475 | 138,898 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,611 | 8,500 | 13,000 | 9 |
| 1980s | 14,930 | 13,300 | 27,600 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,678 | 14,000 | 20,900 | 9 |
| 2010s | 336,260 | 25,969 | 496,322 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114,879 | 31,268 | 170,923 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 9.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5218 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.4882 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 14.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of airline passengers per year in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of airline passengers per year in Equatorial Guinea was 118,427 in 2023, according to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of airline passengers per year recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 496,322 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of airline passengers per year recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,500 in 1971.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of airline passengers per year?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 140th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of airline passengers per year rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of airline passengers per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This represents the total rather than unique passenger activity: this means a person who makes multiple trips is counted multiple times.