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Air passengers carried — Western Africa

Air passengers carried in Western Africa in 2016 — 6,672,960 people. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 733.8%.

2016 6.67M people −7.74% vs 2015
World rank —
Period maximum 8.21M people2012
Period minimum 800,300 people1970

Trend over time

1970–2016 · people

Air passengers carried — Western Africa, 1970–201602.5M5M7.5M10M19701975198019851990199520002005201020151970: 800,300 people1971: 810,200 people1972: 849,200 people1973: 914,400 people1974: 1,108,800 people1975: 1,375,800 people1976: 1,793,500 people1977: 2,158,500 people1978: 2,659,600 people1979: 2,853,700 people1980: 3,221,200 people1981: 3,945,500 people1982: 3,768,400 people1983: 3,935,200 people1984: 3,752,700 people1985: 4,141,100 people1986: 3,774,700 people1987: 3,088,400 people1988: 2,508,500 people1989: 2,325,400 people1990: 2,392,000 people1991: 2,166,700 people1992: 1,982,700 people1993: 1,865,300 people1994: 1,965,600 people1995: 1,914,200 people1996: 1,627,000 people1997: 1,829,500 people1998: 1,812,800 people1999: 2,067,800 people2000: 1,947,473 people2001: 1,741,470 people2010: 7,157,580 people2011: 8,205,182 people2012: 8,206,776 people2013: 7,308,432 people2014: 6,869,177 people2015: 7,233,076 people2016: 6,672,960 people
Change over the period: +5.87M (+733.81%) Average annual rate: 4.72 %

Comparison, 2016

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

Western Africa 6.67M people
World 3.76B people
Air passengers carried — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2016 6.67M −560,116 −7.74%
2015 7.23M +363,899 +5.3%
2014 6.87M −439,255 −6.01%
2013 7.31M −898,344 −10.95%
2012 8.21M +1,595 +0.02%
2011 8.21M +1.05M +14.64%
2010 7.16M — —
2001 1.74M −206,003 −10.58%
2000 1.95M −120,327 −5.82%
1999 2.07M +255,000 +14.07%
1998 1.81M −16,700 −0.91%
1997 1.83M +202,500 +12.45%
1996 1.63M −287,200 −15%
1995 1.91M −51,400 −2.61%
1994 1.97M +100,300 +5.38%
1993 1.87M −117,400 −5.92%
1992 1.98M −184,000 −8.49%
1991 2.17M −225,300 −9.42%
1990 2.39M +66,600 +2.86%
1989 2.33M −183,100 −7.3%
1988 2.51M −579,900 −18.78%
1987 3.09M −686,300 −18.18%
1986 3.77M −366,400 −8.85%
1985 4.14M +388,400 +10.35%
1984 3.75M −182,500 −4.64%
1983 3.94M +166,800 +4.43%
1982 3.77M −177,100 −4.49%
1981 3.95M +724,300 +22.49%
1980 3.22M +367,500 +12.88%
1979 2.85M +194,100 +7.3%
1978 2.66M +501,100 +23.22%
1977 2.16M +365,000 +20.35%
1976 1.79M +417,700 +30.36%
1975 1.38M +267,000 +24.08%
1974 1.11M +194,400 +21.26%
1973 914,400 +65,200 +7.68%
1972 849,200 +39,000 +4.81%
1971 810,200 +9,900 +1.24%
1970 800,300 — —

About the indicator

The number of passengers carried by airlines registered in the country on domestic and international flights over the year. The indicator refers to the carrier, not to airports: a country with a large transit hub but a small national carrier looks more modest here than it does by airport traffic.

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

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