Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 2.35 trips per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Vanuatu, 1995–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 2.35 trips per square kilometre for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.8% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Vanuatu peaked at 9.24 trips per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.71 trips per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Vanuatu 116th 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 27 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.12 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 3.28 trips per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 3.61 trips per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 3.77 trips per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 3.69 trips per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 4.27 trips per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 3.86 trips per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 3.53 trips per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 3.53 trips per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.35 trips per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2005 | 4.43 trips per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 4.84 trips per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 5.74 trips per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 6.61 trips per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 7.49 trips per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 7.19 trips per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 6.89 trips per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 7.95 trips per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 8.29 trips per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 8.26 trips per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 6.66 trips per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 7.1 trips per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 8.27 trips per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 8.87 trips per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 9.24 trips per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.71 trips per square kilometre | -81.4% |
| 2022 | 2.35 trips per square kilometre | +36.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 2.35 trips per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.25 trips per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 2.35 trips per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.01 trips per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Vanuatu 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 | -81.4% | 9.24 trips per square kilometre | 1.71 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.49 trips per square kilometre | 3.12 trips per square kilometre | 3.77 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.86 trips per square kilometre | 3.53 trips per square kilometre | 7.49 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.87 trips per square kilometre | 6.66 trips per square kilometre | 9.24 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 trips per square kilometre | 1.71 trips per square kilometre | 2.35 trips per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 113 India 2.84 trips per square kilometre compare
- 114 Indonesia 2.8 trips per square kilometre compare
- 115 Colombia 2.79 trips per square kilometre compare
- 117 Zimbabwe 2.25 trips per square kilometre compare
- 118 Uganda 1.92 trips per square kilometre compare
- 119 Canada 1.87 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Vanuatu?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Vanuatu was 2.35 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 9.24 trips per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 trips per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Vanuatu rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Vanuatu ranks 116th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.