Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 0.3644 trips per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Sierra Leone, 1995–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Sierra Leone stood at 0.3644 trips per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 56.5% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.5403 trips per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0568 trips per square kilometre, in 1997.
That places Sierra Leone 148th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1108 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0.1566 trips per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0568 trips per square kilometre | -63.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0942 trips per square kilometre | +65.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0928 trips per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1372 trips per square kilometre | +47.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2023 trips per square kilometre | +47.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2369 trips per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2494 trips per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4018 trips per square kilometre | +61.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3658 trips per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2937 trips per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2882 trips per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3186 trips per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2909 trips per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3048 trips per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3879 trips per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4156 trips per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5403 trips per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2965 trips per square kilometre | -45.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1773 trips per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3782 trips per square kilometre | +113.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4406 trips per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4766 trips per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5057 trips per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2328 trips per square kilometre | -54.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3644 trips per square kilometre | +56.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.3644 trips per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4983 trips per square kilometre, 73% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.3644 trips per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 trips per square kilometre, 35% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1022 trips per square kilometre | 0.0568 trips per square kilometre | 0.1566 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2785 trips per square kilometre | 0.1372 trips per square kilometre | 0.4018 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3924 trips per square kilometre | 0.1773 trips per square kilometre | 0.5403 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2986 trips per square kilometre | 0.2328 trips per square kilometre | 0.3644 trips per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 145 Bolivia 0.507 trips per square kilometre compare
- 146 Zambia 0.4617 trips per square kilometre compare
- 147 Australia 0.3845 trips per square kilometre compare
- 149 Mongolia 0.3587 trips per square kilometre compare
- 150 Botswana 0.3584 trips per square kilometre compare
- 151 Venezuela 0.3358 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Sierra Leone?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Sierra Leone was 0.3644 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5403 trips per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0568 trips per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Sierra Leone ranks 148th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.