Monitoring of sustainable tourism in Canada
Canada: Monitoring of sustainable tourism was 5 tables in 2023. ▼ Falling
Monitoring of sustainable tourism in Canada, 2008–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tables.
Analysis
Canada recorded 5 tables for monitoring of sustainable tourism in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monitoring of sustainable tourism in Canada peaked at 10 tables in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5 tables, in 2008.
That places Canada 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Monitoring of sustainable tourism in Canada, year by year
| Year | tables | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 tables | — |
| 2009 | 9 tables | +80.0% |
| 2010 | 8 tables | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 9 tables | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 9 tables | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 tables | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 tables | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 tables | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 tables | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 10 tables | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 8 tables | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 9 tables | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 8 tables | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 9 tables | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 6 tables | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 5 tables | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 tables | 5 tables | 9 tables | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.8 tables | 8 tables | 10 tables | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 tables | 5 tables | 9 tables | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 42 Chile 5 tables compare
- 42 Colombia 5 tables compare
- 42 Côte d'Ivoire 5 tables compare
- 42 Macau, China 5 tables compare
- 42 New Zealand 5 tables compare
- 42 Spain 5 tables compare
- 42 Viet Nam 5 tables compare
More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,083 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 385 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0244 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.2977 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0256 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.0588 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monitoring of sustainable tourism in Canada?
- Monitoring of sustainable tourism in Canada was 5 tables in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest monitoring of sustainable tourism recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 10 tables in 2017.
- What is the lowest monitoring of sustainable tourism recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 tables in 2008.
- How does Canada rank for monitoring of sustainable tourism?
- Canada ranks 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is monitoring of sustainable tourism rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Monitoring of sustainable tourism. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of standardized data tables implemented within the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) and System of Environmental and Economic Accounts (SEEA) to track tourism's economic and environmental impacts.