Namibia: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 62.5% in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 94.5% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1,384 a year. A straight line explains 48% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Namibia had the 132nd highest value of the 150 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Namibia in the 2023 ranking

• Samoa — 129th of 150: 3,540
• Albania — 130th of 150: 3,074
• Equatorial Guinea — 131st of 150: 3,063
• Georgia — 133rd of 150: 2,835
• Eswatini — 134th of 150: 2,599
• Burkina Faso — 135th of 150: 2,437

What this measures

Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.

Limitations: While ICAO aviation data provide a globally standardized and comprehensive view of air transport activity, several limitations affect their accuracy and comparability. Data quality depends on the completeness and consistency of country reporting, which can vary due to differences in national statistical capacity, regulatory environments, and adherence to ICAO definitions. Some countries may not report all relevant data, leading ICAO to estimate missing values using historical submissions and published schedules, which can introduce uncertainty. Changes in airline registration, mergers, or operational practices may also affect the attribution of traffic statistics.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 32 values

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in nearby economies

• Angola — 14,831 (2023)
• Benin — 10 (2016)
• Botswana — 4,264 (2023)
• Burkina Faso — 2,437 (2023)
• Cabo Verde — 815 (2023)
• Cameroon — 6,200 (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 9,822 (2023)
• Congo, Rep. — 1,545 (2023)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 13,609 (2023)
• Equatorial Guinea

More infrastructure data for Namibia

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 77,390 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 2.55 (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 2.58 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 85.16 (2024)
• ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$26.03 million (2024)
• ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 2.02% (2024)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 0.42% (2024)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 60,304 (2023)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 64.87% (2024)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km)

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Questions people ask

What is Namibia's air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide?

2,960 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1991?

It is down 63.46% from 8,100 in 1991 (3.1% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 14,543 in 2018 and the lowest 32.36 in 2021.

How does Namibia rank?

132nd highest of 150 economies with data for 2023.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri: https://data.icao.int/newdataplus/#:~:text=ICAO%20data%20is%20comprised%20of,information%20about%20commercial%20air%20carriers; ICAO Staff estimates, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri:….

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IS.AIR.DPRT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri: https://data.icao.int/newdataplus/#:~:text=ICAO%20data%20is%20comprised%20of,information%20about%20commercial%20air%20carriers; ICAO Staff estimates, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri:… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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