Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Barbados
Barbados: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 1,183 trips per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Barbados, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1,183 trips per square kilometre for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Barbados peaked at 1,461 trips per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 291.11 trips per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Barbados 11th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Barbados, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 983.72 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 983.72 trips per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,012 trips per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 1,095 trips per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 1,070 trips per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1,128 trips per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 1,047 trips per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 1,021 trips per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1,084 trips per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 1,119 trips per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1,107 trips per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,170 trips per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 1,200 trips per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1,181 trips per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,077 trips per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 1,114 trips per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1,195 trips per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 1,128 trips per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 1,049 trips per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 1,075 trips per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1,240 trips per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 1,335 trips per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 1,418 trips per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 1,461 trips per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1,110 trips per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2020 | 367.09 trips per square kilometre | -66.9% |
| 2021 | 291.11 trips per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 1,047 trips per square kilometre | +259.7% |
| 2023 | 1,183 trips per square kilometre | +12.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1,183 trips per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 110.53 trips per square kilometre, 10.7× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1,183 trips per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.15 trips per square kilometre, 61.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Barbados 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 | +259.7% | 291.11 trips per square kilometre | 1,047 trips per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -66.9% | 1,110 trips per square kilometre | 367.09 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,029 trips per square kilometre | 983.72 trips per square kilometre | 1,095 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,113 trips per square kilometre | 1,021 trips per square kilometre | 1,200 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,213 trips per square kilometre | 1,049 trips per square kilometre | 1,461 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 722.04 trips per square kilometre | 291.11 trips per square kilometre | 1,183 trips per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 8 Aruba 4,291 trips per square kilometre compare
- 9 British Virgin Islands 2,287 trips per square kilometre compare
- 10 Bermuda 2,276 trips per square kilometre compare
- 12 Curacao 1,055 trips per square kilometre compare
- 13 Guam 878.76 trips per square kilometre compare
- 14 Denmark 757.17 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Barbados?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Barbados was 1,183 trips per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,461 trips per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 291.11 trips per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Barbados ranks 11th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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.