Number airline passengers in Ghana
Ghana: Number airline passengers was 440,680 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number airline passengers in Ghana, 1970–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number airline passengers in Ghana is 440,680, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 19.6% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number airline passengers in Ghana peaked at 691,272 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 96,444, in 2004.
Ghana ranks 119th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Number airline passengers in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 116,700 | — |
| 1971 | 135,600 | +16.2% |
| 1972 | 131,700 | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 135,600 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 148,200 | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 153,800 | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 233,500 | +51.8% |
| 1977 | 248,800 | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 309,700 | +24.5% |
| 1979 | 330,400 | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 279,000 | -15.6% |
| 1981 | 288,800 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 230,000 | -20.4% |
| 1983 | 271,400 | +18.0% |
| 1984 | 261,000 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 252,600 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 247,900 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 224,400 | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 247,800 | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 231,900 | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 188,100 | -18.9% |
| 1991 | 191,700 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 206,000 | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 152,400 | -26.0% |
| 1994 | 182,500 | +19.8% |
| 1995 | 185,900 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 197,200 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 210,600 | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 209,800 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 304,100 | +44.9% |
| 2000 | 314,335 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 301,135 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 255,630 | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 241,111 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 96,444 | -60.0% |
| 2010 | 169,031 | +75.3% |
| 2011 | 491,583 | +190.8% |
| 2012 | 691,272 | +40.6% |
| 2013 | 396,372 | -42.7% |
| 2014 | 407,544 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 390,457 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 359,516 | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 681,691 | +89.6% |
| 2018 | 467,624 | -31.4% |
| 2019 | 597,343 | +27.7% |
| 2020 | 321,437 | -46.2% |
| 2021 | 559,393 | +74.0% |
| 2022 | 548,131 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 440,680 | -19.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 440,680 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 64% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 440,680 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 4.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number airline passengers 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 | +190.8% | 169,031 | 491,583 |
| 2017 | +89.6% | 359,516 | 681,691 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 194,400 | 116,700 | 330,400 | 10 |
| 1980s | 253,480 | 224,400 | 288,800 | 10 |
| 1990s | 202,830 | 152,400 | 304,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 241,731 | 96,444 | 314,335 | 5 |
| 2010s | 465,243 | 169,031 | 691,272 | 10 |
| 2020s | 467,410 | 321,437 | 559,393 | 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 in Ghana?
- Number airline passengers in Ghana was 440,680 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number airline passengers recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 691,272 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number airline passengers recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,444 in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for number airline passengers?
- Ghana ranks 119th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number airline passengers rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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