Aircraft departures — all countries

Aircraft departures — Samoa

Aircraft departures in Samoa in 2023 — 3,540 departures. Ranked 129 in the world out of 150. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 45.5%.

2023 3,540 departures +101.14% vs 2022
World rank 129of 150
Period maximum 13,805 departures2016
Period minimum 993 departures2021

Trend over time

1996–2023 · departures

Aircraft departures — Samoa, 1996–202305,00010,00015,00019961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 6,500 departures1997: 1,200 departures1998: 9,900 departures1999: 10,700 departures2000: 10,877 departures2001: 11,802 departures2002: 12,317 departures2003: 9,010 departures2004: 10,691 departures2005: 11,439 departures2006: 12,752 departures2007: 12,658 departures2008: 12,699 departures2009: 12,492 departures2014: 9,144 departures2015: 11,759 departures2016: 13,805 departures2017: 6,098 departures2018: 6,848 departures2019: 6,220 departures2020: 1,352 departures2021: 993 departures2022: 1,760 departures2023: 3,540 departures
Change over the period: −2,960 (−45.54%) Average annual rate: -2.23 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Samoa 3,540 departures
World 34.76M departures
East Asia & Pacific 9.79M departures
Lower-middle-income countries computed 3.07M departures
Aircraft departures — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year departures Change Change, %
2023 3,540 +1,780 +101.14%
2022 1,760 +767 +77.24%
2021 993 −359 −26.55%
2020 1,352 −4,868 −78.26%
2019 6,220 −628 −9.17%
2018 6,848 +750 +12.3%
2017 6,098 −7,707 −55.83%
2016 13,805 +2,046 +17.4%
2015 11,759 +2,615 +28.6%
2014 9,144
2009 12,492 −207 −1.63%
2008 12,699 +41 +0.32%
2007 12,658 −94 −0.74%
2006 12,752 +1,313 +11.48%
2005 11,439 +748 +7%
2004 10,691 +1,681 +18.66%
2003 9,010 −3,307 −26.85%
2002 12,317 +515 +4.36%
2001 11,802 +925 +8.5%
2000 10,877 +177 +1.65%
1999 10,700 +800 +8.08%
1998 9,900 +8,700 +725%
1997 1,200 −5,300 −81.54%
1996 6,500

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.