Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Seychelles
Seychelles: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 708.26 trips per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Seychelles, 1995–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Seychelles stood at 708.26 trips per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 80.0% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Seychelles peaked at 816.3 trips per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 241.3 trips per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places Seychelles 15th out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 241.3 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 271.74 trips per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 269.56 trips per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 265.22 trips per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 256.52 trips per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 269.56 trips per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 269.56 trips per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 271.74 trips per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 252.17 trips per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 247.83 trips per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 265.22 trips per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 291.3 trips per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 332.61 trips per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 323.91 trips per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 319.56 trips per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 358.7 trips per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 406.52 trips per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 439.13 trips per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 482.61 trips per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 486.52 trips per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 577.83 trips per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2016 | 638.7 trips per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 740.87 trips per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 765.22 trips per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 816.3 trips per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 245.44 trips per square kilometre | -69.9% |
| 2021 | 393.48 trips per square kilometre | +60.3% |
| 2022 | 708.26 trips per square kilometre | +80.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 708.26 trips per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 110.53 trips per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 708.26 trips per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 trips per square kilometre, 673.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -69.9% | 816.3 trips per square kilometre | 245.44 trips per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +80.0% | 393.48 trips per square kilometre | 708.26 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 260.87 trips per square kilometre | 241.3 trips per square kilometre | 271.74 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 284.35 trips per square kilometre | 247.83 trips per square kilometre | 332.61 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 571.24 trips per square kilometre | 358.7 trips per square kilometre | 816.3 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 449.06 trips per square kilometre | 245.44 trips per square kilometre | 708.26 trips per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 12 Curacao 1,055 trips per square kilometre compare
- 13 Guam 878.76 trips per square kilometre compare
- 14 Denmark 757.17 trips per square kilometre compare
- 16 Mauritius 648.47 trips per square kilometre compare
- 17 Antigua and Barbuda 618.18 trips per square kilometre compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 575.08 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Seychelles?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Seychelles was 708.26 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 816.3 trips per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 241.3 trips per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Seychelles rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Seychelles ranks 15th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.