Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Australia
Australia: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 0.3845 trips per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Australia, 1995–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Australia stood at 0.3845 trips per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 1,437.9% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Australia peaked at 0.9912 trips per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.025 trips per square kilometre, in 2021.
Australia ranks 147th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Australia, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.4108 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0.4561 trips per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.472 trips per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4557 trips per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4834 trips per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5311 trips per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5232 trips per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5165 trips per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5008 trips per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5488 trips per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5721 trips per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5617 trips per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5644 trips per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5528 trips per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.556 trips per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5768 trips per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5664 trips per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5958 trips per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6558 trips per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7075 trips per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.764 trips per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8672 trips per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9194 trips per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9672 trips per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9912 trips per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1848 trips per square kilometre | -81.4% |
| 2021 | 0.025 trips per square kilometre | -86.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3845 trips per square kilometre | +1437.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.3845 trips per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 110.53 trips per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.3845 trips per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.01 trips per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1437.9% | 0.025 trips per square kilometre | 0.3845 trips per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -86.5% | 0.1848 trips per square kilometre | 0.025 trips per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -81.4% | 0.9912 trips per square kilometre | 0.1848 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4556 trips per square kilometre | 0.4108 trips per square kilometre | 0.4834 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5427 trips per square kilometre | 0.5008 trips per square kilometre | 0.5721 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7611 trips per square kilometre | 0.5664 trips per square kilometre | 0.9912 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1981 trips per square kilometre | 0.025 trips per square kilometre | 0.3845 trips per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 144 Gabon 0.5317 trips per square kilometre compare
- 145 Bolivia 0.507 trips per square kilometre compare
- 146 Zambia 0.4617 trips per square kilometre compare
- 148 Sierra Leone 0.3644 trips per square kilometre compare
- 149 Mongolia 0.3587 trips per square kilometre compare
- 150 Botswana 0.3584 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Australia?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Australia was 0.3845 trips per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9912 trips per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.025 trips per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Australia ranks 147th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.