Experimental Biodiversity-Based Tourism Estimates for South Africa, 2013 to 2019

The Experimental Biodiversity-Based Tourism Estimates for South Africa, 2013 to 2019, provides the first estimates of biodiversity-based tourism expenditure to the South African tourism sector and the South African economy, which is directly linked to the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) for South Africa (for 2013 to 2019). It provides an overview of the role that biodiversity-based tourism plays in South Africa’s tourism sector and provides information on the contribution of biodiversity-based tourism to the South African tourism sector and the South African economy in terms of production, expenditure and employment. This discussion document is published as part of Stats SA’s Natural Capital series. It contributes to the implementation of South Africa’s National Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) Strategy, which was published by Stats SA in June 2021.