Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Botswana
Botswana: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 0.3584 trips per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Botswana, 1995–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Botswana is 0.3584 trips per square kilometre, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Botswana peaked at 3.45 trips per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3584 trips per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Botswana 150th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Botswana, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8311 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0.8152 trips per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9652 trips per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1998 | 1.18 trips per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1999 | 1.34 trips per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 1.7 trips per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2001 | 1.93 trips per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 2.03 trips per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 2.29 trips per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 2.55 trips per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 2.46 trips per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.38 trips per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.85 trips per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 3.45 trips per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 2.78 trips per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 3.15 trips per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 2.59 trips per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 2.09 trips per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 2.39 trips per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 1.83 trips per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 1.96 trips per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 2.19 trips per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 2.26 trips per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.08 trips per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4574 trips per square kilometre | -78.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3584 trips per square kilometre | -21.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.3584 trips per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.98 trips per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.3584 trips per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 trips per square kilometre, 34% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 trips per square kilometre | 0.8152 trips per square kilometre | 1.34 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.44 trips per square kilometre | 1.7 trips per square kilometre | 3.45 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 trips per square kilometre | 1.83 trips per square kilometre | 3.15 trips per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4079 trips per square kilometre | 0.3584 trips per square kilometre | 0.4574 trips per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 147 Australia 0.3845 trips per square kilometre compare
- 148 Sierra Leone 0.3644 trips per square kilometre compare
- 149 Mongolia 0.3587 trips per square kilometre compare
- 151 Venezuela 0.3358 trips per square kilometre compare
- 152 Sudan 0.3314 trips per square kilometre compare
- 153 Algeria 0.2944 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Botswana?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Botswana was 0.3584 trips per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.45 trips per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3584 trips per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Botswana rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Botswana ranks 150th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.