Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Ghana
Ghana: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 1.52 trips per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Ghana stood at 1.52 trips per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 118.5% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Ghana peaked at 2.24 trips per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6975 trips per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Ghana 124th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.12 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1.23 trips per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 1.35 trips per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 1.49 trips per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 1.63 trips per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 1.19 trips per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2006 | 1.35 trips per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 1.45 trips per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 1.84 trips per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 2009 | 2.12 trips per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 1.96 trips per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 1.25 trips per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 2018 | 1.46 trips per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 2.24 trips per square kilometre | +53.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6975 trips per square kilometre | -68.8% |
| 2021 | 1.52 trips per square kilometre | +118.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana'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)
- Ghana'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 Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +118.5% | 0.6975 trips per square kilometre | 1.52 trips per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -68.8% | 2.24 trips per square kilometre | 0.6975 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.48 trips per square kilometre | 1.12 trips per square kilometre | 2.12 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 trips per square kilometre | 1.25 trips per square kilometre | 2.24 trips per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.11 trips per square kilometre | 0.6975 trips per square kilometre | 1.52 trips per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 121 Paraguay 1.77 trips per square kilometre compare
- 122 Russia 1.6 trips per square kilometre compare
- 123 Peru 1.52 trips per square kilometre compare
- 125 Benin 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
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Ghana?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Ghana was 1.52 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 trips per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6975 trips per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Ghana ranks 124th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.