| Perceptions | Rank | Total | ||||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Tourism reduces conflicts between people and park (that is why they apply for encouragement to improve the park as a destination) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.8 | 59.2 | 100 |
| Tourism can create employment and income for neighboring residents | 67.5 | 32.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Tourism increases infrastructures in tourism destinations | 76.7 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Tourists purchases local produce, supporting other sectors of the local wider economy | 38.2 | 8.3 | 9.9 | 20.9 | 22.7 | 100 |
| Tourism enhances conservation of the park’s natural resources | 70 | 22.5 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | 100 |
| Tourism benefits motivate local people to conserve the Nyungwe forest park | 69.2 | 19.2 | 0 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 100 |
| Tourism causes illegal displacement of people away from their natural resource heritage | 10.7 | 20.3 | 1.7 | 28.3 | 39 | 100 |
| Tourism enhances over-exploitation of resources through pressure and law on local people to conserve habitats and wildlife | 10 | 26 | 3.3 | 15 | 40.7 | 95 |
| Unequal sharing of tourism revenues delays conservation activities | 48 | 20 | 5.7 | 14 | 10.3 | 98 |
| Tourism poses a threat to natural resources and preservation of the national park | 40.8 | 10.3 | 20.7 | 10 | 18.2 | 100 |
| Tourism development should be actively encouraged in my community | 57.5 | 31.7 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | 96.7 |