Average length of stay of international visitors in Mali
Mali: Average length of stay of international visitors was 0.6 days in 2012. ▼ Falling
Average length of stay of international visitors in Mali, 1995–2012
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.6 days for average length of stay of international visitors in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 71.4% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average length of stay of international visitors in Mali peaked at 3 days in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.6 days, in 2012.
That places Mali 152nd out of 152 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Average length of stay of international visitors in Mali, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.39 days | — |
| 1996 | 2 days | -16.3% |
| 1997 | 1.97 days | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.96 days | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 3 days | +53.1% |
| 2000 | 2 days | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 2 days | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 days | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 days | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.8 days | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2 days | -21.4% |
| 2006 | 2.3 days | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 2.4 days | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.45 days | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.5 days | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2 days | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1 days | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6 days | -71.4% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.6 days is below the median for low income countries, which is 3 days, 20% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.6 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.65 days, 16% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average length of stay of international visitors in Mali 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -71.4% | 2.1 days | 0.6 days |
| 1999 | +53.1% | 1.96 days | 3 days |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.26 days | 1.96 days | 3 days | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.26 days | 2 days | 2.8 days | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 days | 0.6 days | 2.1 days | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More reference data data for Mali
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 39.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average length of stay of international visitors in Mali?
- Average length of stay of international visitors in Mali was 0.6 days in 2012, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average length of stay of international visitors recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 3 days in 1999.
- What is the lowest average length of stay of international visitors recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 days in 2012.
- How does Mali rank for average length of stay of international visitors?
- Mali ranks 152nd out of 152 countries with data for 2012.
- Is average length of stay of international visitors rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average length of stay of international visitors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Average number of days tourists stay in hotels and similar accommodation establishments.