Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, passengers carried

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, South Africa leads Air transport, passengers carried in 2023 at 15,454,595.70, while Malawi sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 3,507.00. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.03.9 M7.7 M12 M15 MSouth AfricaSouth Africa: 15,454,595.7015 MEthiopiaEthiopia: 15,273,254.0015 MNigeriaNigeria: 5,269,403.785.3 MKenyaKenya: 5,138,290.005.1 MTogoTogo: 2,175,165.332.2 MTanzaniaTanzania: 1,911,063.001.9 MRwandaRwanda: 1,537,007.681.5 MMauritiusMauritius: 1,504,656.001.5 MAngolaAngola: 1,321,412.001.3 MCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 1,150,169.671.2 MSenegalSenegal: 1,070,960.671.1 MSudanSudan: 911,089.80911 K

Country table

#CountryValue
1 South Africa 15,454,595.70
2 Ethiopia 15,273,254.00
3 Nigeria 5,269,403.78
4 Kenya 5,138,290.00
5 Togo 2,175,165.33
6 Tanzania 1,911,063.00
7 Rwanda 1,537,007.68
8 Mauritius 1,504,656.00
9 Angola 1,321,412.00
10 Congo, Dem. Rep. 1,150,169.67
11 Senegal 1,070,960.67
12 Sudan 911,089.80
13 Cote d'Ivoire 716,233.00
14 Mozambique 680,108.00
15 Ghana 440,680.00
16 Cameroon 331,025.00
17 Mauritania 328,992.00
18 Zambia 321,738.80
19 Madagascar 313,313.00
20 Seychelles 236,917.00
21 Botswana 172,720.00
22 Congo, Rep. 147,084.00
23 Equatorial Guinea 118,427.00
24 Burkina Faso 103,592.00
25 Zimbabwe 92,494.38
26 Cabo Verde 71,784.40
27 Namibia 60,304.00
28 Sao Tome and Principe 38,767.00
29 Eswatini 34,663.20
30 Uganda 21,650.20
31 Niger 5,775.00
32 Malawi 3,507.00

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for Air transport, passengers carried in 2023, South Africa leads with a gap of 181,341.70 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 32 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Malawi at 3,507.00.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.