Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Malawi
Malawi: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 1.34 trips per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Malawi, 1995–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.34 trips per square kilometre for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in 2021.
The figure is up 223.1% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Malawi peaked at 5.9 trips per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4137 trips per square kilometre, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 127th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Malawi, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.16 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 1.17 trips per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.24 trips per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 1.21 trips per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.4 trips per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 1.09 trips per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2001 | 1.29 trips per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 1.88 trips per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 2003 | 2.28 trips per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2004 | 2.32 trips per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.23 trips per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 3.46 trips per square kilometre | +55.2% |
| 2007 | 4.55 trips per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2008 | 3.92 trips per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 3.96 trips per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.3 trips per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 3.26 trips per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.01 trips per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 3.4 trips per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 2.55 trips per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2015 | 2.29 trips per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 2.51 trips per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 2.8 trips per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 2.91 trips per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 5.9 trips per square kilometre | +102.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4137 trips per square kilometre | -93.0% |
| 2021 | 1.34 trips per square kilometre | +223.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.34 trips per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4983 trips per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.34 trips per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 trips per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Malawi 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 | +223.1% | 0.4137 trips per square kilometre | 1.34 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 trips per square kilometre | 1.16 trips per square kilometre | 1.4 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.7 trips per square kilometre | 1.09 trips per square kilometre | 4.55 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.19 trips per square kilometre | 2.29 trips per square kilometre | 5.9 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8751 trips per square kilometre | 0.4137 trips per square kilometre | 1.34 trips per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 124 Ghana 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
- 128 Suriname 1.3 trips per square kilometre compare
- 129 Uruguay 1.23 trips per square kilometre compare
- 130 Eritrea 1.12 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Malawi?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Malawi was 1.34 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9 trips per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4137 trips per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Malawi ranks 127th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.