Aircraft departures — all countries

Aircraft departures — BRICS

Aircraft departures in BRICS in 2023 — 9,204,938 departures. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 2,816.6%.

2023 9.2M departures +49.08% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 9.6M departures2019
Period minimum 302,800 departures1971

Trend over time

1970–2023 · departures

Aircraft departures — BRICS, 1970–202302.5M5M7.5M10M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 315,600 departures1971: 302,800 departures1972: 354,400 departures1973: 380,000 departures1974: 445,300 departures1975: 496,400 departures1976: 524,000 departures1977: 534,900 departures1978: 554,000 departures1979: 589,000 departures1980: 601,000 departures1981: 632,800 departures1982: 665,500 departures1983: 695,300 departures1984: 847,200 departures1985: 864,900 departures1986: 926,700 departures1987: 999,100 departures1988: 1,049,400 departures1989: 1,041,100 departures1990: 1,085,800 departures1991: 1,120,700 departures1992: 1,106,900 departures1993: 1,975,000 departures1994: 1,948,000 departures1995: 2,025,100 departures1996: 2,093,500 departures1997: 2,035,900 departures1998: 2,007,600 departures1999: 2,101,400 departures2000: 2,114,408 departures2001: 2,511,033 departures2002: 2,553,453 departures2003: 2,544,272 departures2004: 3,046,306 departures2005: 3,175,382 departures2006: 3,618,630 departures2007: 4,087,975 departures2008: 4,239,743 departures2009: 4,755,511 departures2010: 5,476,780 departures2011: 6,022,808 departures2012: 6,401,080 departures2013: 6,641,790 departures2014: 7,155,932 departures2015: 7,579,048 departures2016: 8,103,413 departures2017: 8,801,625 departures2018: 9,466,412 departures2019: 9,597,530 departures2020: 6,099,865 departures2021: 6,867,766 departures2022: 6,174,648 departures2023: 9,204,938 departures
Change over the period: +8.89M (+2,816.65%) Average annual rate: 6.57 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: BRICS

BRICS 9.2M departures
World 34.76M departures
Aircraft departures — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year departures Change Change, %
2023 9.2M +3.03M +49.08%
2022 6.17M −693,118 −10.09%
2021 6.87M +767,901 +12.59%
2020 6.1M −3.5M −36.44%
2019 9.6M +131,119 +1.39%
2018 9.47M +664,787 +7.55%
2017 8.8M +698,212 +8.62%
2016 8.1M +524,365 +6.92%
2015 7.58M +423,116 +5.91%
2014 7.16M +514,142 +7.74%
2013 6.64M +240,710 +3.76%
2012 6.4M +378,273 +6.28%
2011 6.02M +546,028 +9.97%
2010 5.48M +721,269 +15.17%
2009 4.76M +515,768 +12.17%
2008 4.24M +151,768 +3.71%
2007 4.09M +469,345 +12.97%
2006 3.62M +443,248 +13.96%
2005 3.18M +129,076 +4.24%
2004 3.05M +502,034 +19.73%
2003 2.54M −9,181 −0.36%
2002 2.55M +42,420 +1.69%
2001 2.51M +396,625 +18.76%
2000 2.11M +13,008 +0.62%
1999 2.1M +93,800 +4.67%
1998 2.01M −28,300 −1.39%
1997 2.04M −57,600 −2.75%
1996 2.09M +68,400 +3.38%
1995 2.03M +77,100 +3.96%
1994 1.95M −27,000 −1.37%
1993 1.98M +868,100 +78.43%
1992 1.11M −13,800 −1.23%
1991 1.12M +34,900 +3.21%
1990 1.09M +44,700 +4.29%
1989 1.04M −8,300 −0.79%
1988 1.05M +50,300 +5.03%
1987 999,100 +72,400 +7.81%
1986 926,700 +61,800 +7.15%
1985 864,900 +17,700 +2.09%
1984 847,200 +151,900 +21.85%
1983 695,300 +29,800 +4.48%
1982 665,500 +32,700 +5.17%
1981 632,800 +31,800 +5.29%
1980 601,000 +12,000 +2.04%
1979 589,000 +35,000 +6.32%
1978 554,000 +19,100 +3.57%
1977 534,900 +10,900 +2.08%
1976 524,000 +27,600 +5.56%
1975 496,400 +51,100 +11.48%
1974 445,300 +65,300 +17.18%
1973 380,000 +25,600 +7.22%
1972 354,400 +51,600 +17.04%
1971 302,800 −12,800 −4.06%
1970 315,600

About the indicator

The number of departures by the aircraft of national carriers on domestic and international flights over the year. Set against passenger traffic it gives the average load of a flight: passenger traffic growing while the number of departures holds steady means a shift to larger aircraft or better seat occupancy.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.