Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Samoa
Samoa: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 17.01 trips per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Samoa, 1995–2022
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 Samoa is 17.01 trips per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,719.2% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Samoa peaked at 60.25 trips per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9353 trips per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Samoa 76th out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21.2 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 22.61 trips per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 21.2 trips per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 24.38 trips per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 26.15 trips per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 26.86 trips per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 27.21 trips per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 27.92 trips per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 28.98 trips per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 30.74 trips per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 32.51 trips per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 36.75 trips per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 38.87 trips per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 39.58 trips per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 41.7 trips per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 41.7 trips per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.34 trips per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 36.04 trips per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 39.93 trips per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 41.8 trips per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 45.02 trips per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 47.24 trips per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 51.51 trips per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 58.56 trips per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 60.25 trips per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 8.13 trips per square kilometre | -86.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9353 trips per square kilometre | -88.5% |
| 2022 | 17.01 trips per square kilometre | +1719.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 17.01 trips per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.98 trips per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 17.01 trips per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.01 trips per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Samoa 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 | +1719.2% | 0.9353 trips per square kilometre | 17.01 trips per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -88.5% | 8.13 trips per square kilometre | 0.9353 trips per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -86.5% | 60.25 trips per square kilometre | 8.13 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.11 trips per square kilometre | 21.2 trips per square kilometre | 26.15 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 33.11 trips per square kilometre | 26.86 trips per square kilometre | 41.7 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.34 trips per square kilometre | 36.04 trips per square kilometre | 60.25 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.69 trips per square kilometre | 0.9353 trips per square kilometre | 17.01 trips per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 73 Marshall Islands 18.89 trips per square kilometre compare
- 74 Laos 17.77 trips per square kilometre compare
- 75 Micronesia (country) 17.43 trips per square kilometre compare
- 77 Panama 16.72 trips per square kilometre compare
- 78 Gambia 16.23 trips per square kilometre compare
- 79 Cuba 15.43 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Samoa?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Samoa was 17.01 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 60.25 trips per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9353 trips per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Samoa ranks 76th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.