Aircraft departures — all countries

Aircraft departures — OPEC

Aircraft departures in OPEC in 2023 — 1,156,570 departures. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 647.1%.

2023 1.16M departures +15.67% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 1.21M departures2019
Period minimum 154,800 departures1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · departures

Aircraft departures — OPEC, 1970–20230500,0001M1.5M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 154,800 departures1971: 159,100 departures1972: 168,700 departures1973: 188,500 departures1974: 203,900 departures1975: 227,500 departures1976: 257,100 departures1977: 291,700 departures1978: 310,400 departures1979: 356,300 departures1980: 357,200 departures1981: 349,800 departures1982: 357,400 departures1983: 379,100 departures1984: 387,100 departures1985: 358,500 departures1986: 360,800 departures1987: 341,900 departures1988: 354,400 departures1989: 364,400 departures1990: 330,900 departures1991: 307,900 departures1992: 344,400 departures1993: 361,400 departures1994: 358,500 departures1995: 338,500 departures1996: 361,000 departures1997: 374,600 departures1998: 365,600 departures1999: 425,600 departures2000: 455,064 departures2001: 605,745 departures2002: 506,960 departures2003: 505,694 departures2004: 517,823 departures2005: 461,485 departures2006: 501,471 departures2007: 521,174 departures2008: 485,421 departures2009: 682,251 departures2010: 859,837 departures2011: 897,875 departures2012: 926,715 departures2013: 975,953 departures2014: 1,016,865 departures2015: 1,064,868 departures2016: 1,126,560 departures2017: 1,197,985 departures2018: 1,212,997 departures2019: 1,213,020 departures2020: 569,910 departures2021: 766,752 departures2022: 999,856 departures2023: 1,156,570 departures
Change over the period: +1M (+647.14%) Average annual rate: 3.87 %

Comparison, 2023

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

OPEC 1.16M departures
World 34.76M departures
Aircraft departures — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year departures Change Change, %
2023 1.16M +156,714 +15.67%
2022 999,856 +233,104 +30.4%
2021 766,752 +196,842 +34.54%
2020 569,910 −643,110 −53.02%
2019 1.21M +24 +0%
2018 1.21M +15,011 +1.25%
2017 1.2M +71,425 +6.34%
2016 1.13M +61,692 +5.79%
2015 1.06M +48,003 +4.72%
2014 1.02M +40,912 +4.19%
2013 975,953 +49,238 +5.31%
2012 926,715 +28,839 +3.21%
2011 897,875 +38,038 +4.42%
2010 859,837 +177,586 +26.03%
2009 682,251 +196,830 +40.55%
2008 485,421 −35,753 −6.86%
2007 521,174 +19,703 +3.93%
2006 501,471 +39,986 +8.66%
2005 461,485 −56,338 −10.88%
2004 517,823 +12,129 +2.4%
2003 505,694 −1,266 −0.25%
2002 506,960 −98,785 −16.31%
2001 605,745 +150,681 +33.11%
2000 455,064 +29,464 +6.92%
1999 425,600 +60,000 +16.41%
1998 365,600 −9,000 −2.4%
1997 374,600 +13,600 +3.77%
1996 361,000 +22,500 +6.65%
1995 338,500 −20,000 −5.58%
1994 358,500 −2,900 −0.8%
1993 361,400 +17,000 +4.94%
1992 344,400 +36,500 +11.85%
1991 307,900 −23,000 −6.95%
1990 330,900 −33,500 −9.19%
1989 364,400 +10,000 +2.82%
1988 354,400 +12,500 +3.66%
1987 341,900 −18,900 −5.24%
1986 360,800 +2,300 +0.64%
1985 358,500 −28,600 −7.39%
1984 387,100 +8,000 +2.11%
1983 379,100 +21,700 +6.07%
1982 357,400 +7,600 +2.17%
1981 349,800 −7,400 −2.07%
1980 357,200 +900 +0.25%
1979 356,300 +45,900 +14.79%
1978 310,400 +18,700 +6.41%
1977 291,700 +34,600 +13.46%
1976 257,100 +29,600 +13.01%
1975 227,500 +23,600 +11.57%
1974 203,900 +15,400 +8.17%
1973 188,500 +19,800 +11.74%
1972 168,700 +9,600 +6.03%
1971 159,100 +4,300 +2.78%
1970 154,800

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.