Local guests in hotels and similar establishments in Senegal
Senegal: Local guests in hotels and similar establishments was 548,000 guests in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Local guests in hotels and similar establishments in Senegal, 1995–2017
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in guests.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 548,000 guests for local guests in hotels and similar establishments in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 489.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, local guests in hotels and similar establishments in Senegal peaked at 548,000 guests in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40,000 guests, in 1996.
Senegal ranks 64th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Local guests in hotels and similar establishments in Senegal, year by year
| Year | guests | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 42,000 guests | — |
| 1996 | 40,000 guests | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 45,000 guests | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 40,000 guests | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 51,000 guests | +27.5% |
| 2000 | 53,000 guests | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 57,000 guests | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 61,000 guests | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 65,000 guests | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 71,000 guests | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 81,000 guests | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 72,000 guests | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 93,000 guests | +29.2% |
| 2014 | 308,000 guests | +231.2% |
| 2015 | 396,000 guests | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 485,000 guests | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 548,000 guests | +13.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 548,000 guests is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 374,950 guests, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 548,000 guests is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 119,578 guests, 4.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Local guests in hotels and similar establishments in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +231.2% | 93,000 guests | 308,000 guests |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43,600 guests | 40,000 guests | 51,000 guests | 5 |
| 2000s | 69,125 guests | 53,000 guests | 93,000 guests | 8 |
| 2010s | 434,250 guests | 308,000 guests | 548,000 guests | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 61 Cyprus 685,428 guests compare
- 62 Puerto Rico 663,000 guests compare
- 63 Colombia 548,734 guests
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 537,000 guests compare
- 66 Botswana 503,000 guests compare
- 67 Burkina Faso 489,659 guests compare
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is local guests in hotels and similar establishments in Senegal?
- Local guests in hotels and similar establishments in Senegal was 548,000 guests in 2017, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest local guests in hotels and similar establishments recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 548,000 guests in 2017.
- What is the lowest local guests in hotels and similar establishments recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,000 guests in 1996.
- How does Senegal rank for local guests in hotels and similar establishments?
- Senegal ranks 64th out of 96 countries with data for 2017.
- Is local guests in hotels and similar establishments rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 489.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Local guests in hotels and similar establishments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of domestic visitors who check in to hotels and similar accommodation establishments within their own country.