Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Namibia
Namibia: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 1.05 trips per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Namibia, 1996–2023
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 Namibia is 1.05 trips per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 121.0% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Namibia peaked at 1.7 trips per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1658 trips per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Namibia 134th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Namibia, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4822 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0.5247 trips per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6268 trips per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6328 trips per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8551 trips per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7251 trips per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8223 trips per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8879 trips per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 trips per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 1.02 trips per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.1 trips per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 1.13 trips per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.25 trips per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 1.4 trips per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 1.47 trips per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.51 trips per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.57 trips per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.66 trips per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7 trips per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1658 trips per square kilometre | -90.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2021 trips per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4748 trips per square kilometre | +134.9% |
| 2023 | 1.05 trips per square kilometre | +121.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1.05 trips per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.25 trips per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1.05 trips per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 trips per square kilometre, 100% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +134.9% | 0.2021 trips per square kilometre | 0.4748 trips per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +121.0% | 0.4748 trips per square kilometre | 1.05 trips per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -90.2% | 1.7 trips per square kilometre | 0.1658 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5446 trips per square kilometre | 0.4822 trips per square kilometre | 0.6268 trips per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8237 trips per square kilometre | 0.6328 trips per square kilometre | 1.02 trips per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.38 trips per square kilometre | 1.02 trips per square kilometre | 1.7 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.473 trips per square kilometre | 0.1658 trips per square kilometre | 1.05 trips per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 131 Guyana 1.12 trips per square kilometre compare
- 132 Bangladesh 1.11 trips per square kilometre compare
- 133 Tanzania 1.05 trips per square kilometre compare
- 135 Cote d'Ivoire 1.03 trips per square kilometre compare
- 136 Burkina Faso 0.9492 trips per square kilometre compare
- 137 Thailand 0.9127 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Namibia?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Namibia was 1.05 trips per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 trips per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1658 trips per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Namibia ranks 134th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.