Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Benin
Benin: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 1.52 trips per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Benin, 1999–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.52 trips per square kilometre for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 24.0% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Benin peaked at 1.52 trips per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1685 trips per square kilometre, in 2000.
Benin ranks 125th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Benin, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.2128 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0.1685 trips per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7804 trips per square kilometre | +363.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9134 trips per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7272 trips per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9134 trips per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 1.02 trips per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 1.07 trips per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.04 trips per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.05 trips per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 trips per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.13 trips per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 1.2 trips per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 1.19 trips per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.23 trips per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.52 trips per square kilometre | +24.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.52 trips per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.25 trips per square kilometre, 68% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.52 trips per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 trips per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +363.2% | 0.1685 trips per square kilometre | 0.7804 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2128 trips per square kilometre | 0.2128 trips per square kilometre | 0.2128 trips per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6474 trips per square kilometre | 0.1685 trips per square kilometre | 0.9134 trips per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.09 trips per square kilometre | 0.9134 trips per square kilometre | 1.23 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 trips per square kilometre | 1.52 trips per square kilometre | 1.52 trips per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 122 Russia 1.6 trips per square kilometre compare
- 123 Peru 1.52 trips per square kilometre compare
- 124 Ghana 1.52 trips per square kilometre compare
- 126 Kazakhstan 1.4 trips per square kilometre compare
- 127 Malawi 1.34 trips per square kilometre compare
- 128 Suriname 1.3 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Benin?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Benin was 1.52 trips per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 trips per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1685 trips per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Benin ranks 125th out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.