Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 0.4265 trips per person in 2016. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Lesotho, 1995–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.4265 trips per person for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 126.6% on the previous year and up 241.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.4265 trips per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0938 trips per person, in 1995.
Lesotho ranks 63rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0938 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.1222 trips per person | +30.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1303 trips per person | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1221 trips per person | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1308 trips per person | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1278 trips per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1249 trips per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1223 trips per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1385 trips per person | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1248 trips per person | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1249 trips per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.13 trips per person | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1292 trips per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1535 trips per person | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1874 trips per person | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1723 trips per person | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1834 trips per person | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1882 trips per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4265 trips per person | +126.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.4265 trips per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0207 trips per person, 20.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.4265 trips per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0152 trips per person, 28.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +126.6% | 0.1882 trips per person | 0.4265 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1198 trips per person | 0.0938 trips per person | 0.1308 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1307 trips per person | 0.1223 trips per person | 0.1535 trips per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2315 trips per person | 0.1723 trips per person | 0.4265 trips per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 60 El Salvador 0.4521 trips per person compare
- 61 United Kingdom 0.4518 trips per person compare
- 62 Canada 0.4353 trips per person compare
- 64 Syria 0.401 trips per person compare
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3947 trips per person
- 66 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.3892 trips per person compare
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Lesotho?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Lesotho was 0.4265 trips per person in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4265 trips per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0938 trips per person in 1995.
- How does Lesotho rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 63rd out of 170 countries with data for 2016.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 241.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.