Arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people in Botswana

Botswana: Arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people was 9.99 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
9.99 arrivals per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 20.4%
World rank
98th
of 136 countries
All-time high
150.09 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2001
All-time low
9.99 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
21
1995–2021

Arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people in Botswana, 1995–2021

0501001501995200820211995: 76.7 arrivals per 1,000 people1996: 93.8 arrivals per 1,000 people1997: 100.5 arrivals per 1,000 people1998: 118.2 arrivals per 1,000 people1999: 119.4 arrivals per 1,000 people2000: 120.4 arrivals per 1,000 people2001: 150.1 arrivals per 1,000 people2002: 120.9 arrivals per 1,000 people2003: 105.3 arrivals per 1,000 people2004: 112.9 arrivals per 1,000 people2005: 114.1 arrivals per 1,000 people2006: 115.2 arrivals per 1,000 people2007: 119.8 arrivals per 1,000 people2008: 124.6 arrivals per 1,000 people2015: 59.9 arrivals per 1,000 people2016: 61.8 arrivals per 1,000 people2017: 67.1 arrivals per 1,000 people2018: 76.6 arrivals per 1,000 people2019: 43.2 arrivals per 1,000 people2020: 12.6 arrivals per 1,000 people2021: 10 arrivals per 1,000 people

Source: UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in arrivals per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 9.99 arrivals per 1,000 people for arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 20.4% on the previous year and down 92.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people in Botswana peaked at 150.09 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.99 arrivals per 1,000 people, in 2021.

Botswana ranks 98th of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 101.72 arrivals per 1,000 people 76.73 arrivals per 1,000 people 119.37 arrivals per 1,000 people 5
2000s 120.38 arrivals per 1,000 people 105.31 arrivals per 1,000 people 150.09 arrivals per 1,000 people 9
2010s 61.7 arrivals per 1,000 people 43.22 arrivals per 1,000 people 76.55 arrivals per 1,000 people 5
2020s 11.27 arrivals per 1,000 people 9.99 arrivals per 1,000 people 12.55 arrivals per 1,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 95 Turkey 10.74 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
  2. 96 Haiti 10.58 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
  3. 97 Laos 10.18 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
  4. 99 Thailand 9.71 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
  5. 100 Azerbaijan 9.13 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
  6. 101 Belarus 8.94 arrivals per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people in Botswana?
Arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people in Botswana was 9.99 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2021, according to UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 150.09 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2001.
What is the lowest arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 9.99 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2021.
How does Botswana rank for arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people?
Botswana ranks 98th out of 136 countries with data for 2021.
Is arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people
Unit
arrivals per 1,000 people
Source
UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
136 places, 2,924 data points, 1995–2024
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Number of trips by visitors who arrive from abroad and depart within the same day, per 1,000 people in the destination country’s population.