Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in France
France: Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips was 1.92 ratio in 2021. ▲ Rising
Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in France, 1996–2021
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
In 2021, ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in France stood at 1.92 ratio. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in France peaked at 1.92 ratio in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.37 ratio, in 1997.
France ranks 16th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 ratio | 1.37 ratio | 1.38 ratio | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.48 ratio | 1.39 ratio | 1.56 ratio | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.43 ratio | 1.37 ratio | 1.48 ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 ratio | 1.81 ratio | 1.92 ratio | 2 |
Countries ranked near France
- 13 American Samoa 2.05 ratio compare
- 14 United States 2 ratio compare
- 15 British Virgin Islands 1.96 ratio compare
- 17 Czechia 1.66 ratio compare
- 18 Andorra 1.31 ratio compare
- 19 Honduras 1.26 ratio compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 18.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 11.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 106.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in France?
- Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in France was 1.92 ratio in 2021, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 ratio in 2021.
- What is the lowest ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 ratio in 1997.
- How does France rank for ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips?
- France ranks 16th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Is ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Same-day trips are those by visitors who arrive and depart within the same day. Tourist trips are those by people who stay overnight. A country with a ratio greater than one has more trips by visitors who leave the same day than those that stay overnight.