Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 0.9492 trips per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Burkina Faso, 1995–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Burkina Faso stood at 0.9492 trips per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.9492 trips per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2412 trips per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places Burkina Faso 136th out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2412 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0.2851 trips per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2961 trips per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.318 trips per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2412 trips per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2449 trips per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4788 trips per square kilometre | +95.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3216 trips per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3692 trips per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4532 trips per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3618 trips per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4569 trips per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5958 trips per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5665 trips per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5665 trips per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5994 trips per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6506 trips per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7032 trips per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6835 trips per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7602 trips per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7284 trips per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6652 trips per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7124 trips per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7197 trips per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7186 trips per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6875 trips per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8618 trips per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9492 trips per square kilometre | +10.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.9492 trips per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4983 trips per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.9492 trips per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 trips per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Burkina Faso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +95.5% | 0.2449 trips per square kilometre | 0.4788 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2763 trips per square kilometre | 0.2412 trips per square kilometre | 0.318 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4415 trips per square kilometre | 0.2449 trips per square kilometre | 0.5958 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6941 trips per square kilometre | 0.5994 trips per square kilometre | 0.7602 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8328 trips per square kilometre | 0.6875 trips per square kilometre | 0.9492 trips per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 133 Tanzania 1.05 trips per square kilometre compare
- 134 Namibia 1.05 trips per square kilometre compare
- 135 Cote d'Ivoire 1.03 trips per square kilometre compare
- 137 Thailand 0.9127 trips per square kilometre compare
- 138 United States 0.8796 trips per square kilometre compare
- 139 Argentina 0.8609 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Burkina Faso?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Burkina Faso was 0.9492 trips per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9492 trips per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2412 trips per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Burkina Faso ranks 136th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.