Average length of stay of international visitors in Nigeria
Nigeria: Average length of stay of international visitors was 7 days in 2022. ▼ Falling
Average length of stay of international visitors in Nigeria, 2012–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 7 days for average length of stay of international visitors in 2022.
The figure is up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average length of stay of international visitors in Nigeria peaked at 8 days in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3 days, in 2020.
That places Nigeria 35th out of 152 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Average length of stay of international visitors in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 days | — |
| 2013 | 7 days | +40.0% |
| 2014 | 7 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 days | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 7 days | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 7 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 days | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 7 days | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 3 days | -57.1% |
| 2021 | 7 days | +133.3% |
| 2022 | 7 days | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 7 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.9 days, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 7 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.65 days, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.75 days | 5 days | 8 days | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.67 days | 3 days | 7 days | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average length of stay of international visitors in Nigeria?
- Average length of stay of international visitors in Nigeria was 7 days in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average length of stay of international visitors recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 8 days in 2015.
- What is the lowest average length of stay of international visitors recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 days in 2020.
- How does Nigeria rank for average length of stay of international visitors?
- Nigeria ranks 35th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average length of stay of international visitors rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.
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Average number of days tourists stay in hotels and similar accommodation establishments.