Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Lesotho
Lesotho: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 29.93 trips per square kilometre in 2016. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Lesotho, 1995–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 29.93 trips per square kilometre for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 134.8% on the previous year and up 272.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Lesotho peaked at 29.93 trips per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.03 trips per square kilometre, 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 … square in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.03 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 7.94 trips per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1997 | 8.53 trips per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 8.04 trips per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 8.63 trips per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 8.43 trips per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 8.23 trips per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.04 trips per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 9.06 trips per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 8.1 trips per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 8.04 trips per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 8.37 trips per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 8.37 trips per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.01 trips per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 12.32 trips per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 11.43 trips per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 12.29 trips per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 12.75 trips per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 29.93 trips per square kilometre | +134.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 29.93 trips per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.25 trips per square kilometre, 13.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 29.93 trips per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 trips per square kilometre, 28.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square 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 | +134.8% | 12.75 trips per square kilometre | 29.93 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.83 trips per square kilometre | 6.03 trips per square kilometre | 8.63 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.52 trips per square kilometre | 8.04 trips per square kilometre | 10.01 trips per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.74 trips per square kilometre | 11.43 trips per square kilometre | 29.93 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 60 Palau 39.13 trips per square kilometre compare
- 61 Fiji 33.74 trips per square kilometre compare
- 62 South Korea 31.66 trips per square kilometre compare
- 64 Latvia 28.54 trips per square kilometre compare
- 65 Lithuania 26.83 trips per square kilometre compare
- 66 Morocco 25.8 trips per square kilometre 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 square in Lesotho?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Lesotho was 29.93 trips per square kilometre in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 29.93 trips per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.03 trips per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Lesotho rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Lesotho ranks 63rd out of 170 countries with data for 2016.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 272.4%. 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 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.