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Dive Industry Market Data
Scuba Diving Participation Rate & Statistics
Scuba diving participation compared to snorkeling, swimming, surfing, and stand-up paddling, including the pandemic years.
Darcy Kieran is the author of the reference book “Scuba Diving Industry Market Size, Reports & Statistics” and other handbooks & logbooks for dive professionals and scuba divers.
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The participation rate in scuba diving among the American population is one set of data we can rely on.
We are severely lacking scuba diving industry statistics and even more, reliable data. We are not sure where the dropout rate stands. We are not even certain of the size of the dive industry. But we know the scuba diving participation rate in the USA because it’s part of an extensive study done annually by SFIA (Sports and Fitness Industry Association) in their Topline Participation Report and by OIA (Outdoor Industry Association) in their annual outdoor participation report.
We will look at the participation rate for scuba diving among the American population. And for strategic reasons, we will…
