Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Tanzania
Tanzania: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 1.05 trips per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Tanzania, 1995–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 1.05 trips per square kilometre for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Tanzania peaked at 1.65 trips per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2664 trips per square kilometre, in 1995.
Tanzania ranks 133rd of 170 countries on this measure, 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2664 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0.2946 trips per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.315 trips per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3996 trips per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5577 trips per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 2000 | 0.42 trips per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4211 trips per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5193 trips per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5001 trips per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5645 trips per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5961 trips per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6469 trips per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7462 trips per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8275 trips per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7733 trips per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8207 trips per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9268 trips per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 1.15 trips per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 1.16 trips per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.21 trips per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2 trips per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.37 trips per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 1.43 trips per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.61 trips per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 1.65 trips per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6789 trips per square kilometre | -58.9% |
| 2021 | 1.05 trips per square kilometre | +55.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania'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)
- Tanzania's 1.05 trips per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 trips per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Tanzania 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 | -58.9% | 1.65 trips per square kilometre | 0.6789 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3667 trips per square kilometre | 0.2664 trips per square kilometre | 0.5577 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6015 trips per square kilometre | 0.42 trips per square kilometre | 0.8275 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 trips per square kilometre | 0.8207 trips per square kilometre | 1.65 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8668 trips per square kilometre | 0.6789 trips per square kilometre | 1.05 trips per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 130 Eritrea 1.12 trips per square kilometre compare
- 131 Guyana 1.12 trips per square kilometre compare
- 132 Bangladesh 1.11 trips per square kilometre compare
- 134 Namibia 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
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Tanzania?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Tanzania was 1.05 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 trips per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2664 trips per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Tanzania rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Tanzania ranks 133rd out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.