Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Jamaica
Jamaica: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 224.1 trips per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Jamaica, 1995–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Jamaica is 224.1 trips per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 67.4% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Jamaica peaked at 238.87 trips per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 78.2 trips per square kilometre, in 2020.
Jamaica ranks 25th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 100.19 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 101.48 trips per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 104.16 trips per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 106.83 trips per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 108.96 trips per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 115.97 trips per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 111.54 trips per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 110.16 trips per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 118.1 trips per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 123.45 trips per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 128.72 trips per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 145.71 trips per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 147.46 trips per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 153.09 trips per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 159.74 trips per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 167.96 trips per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 170.45 trips per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 174.15 trips per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 176.55 trips per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 183.14 trips per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 186.72 trips per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 192.36 trips per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 208.76 trips per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 219.86 trips per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 238.87 trips per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 78.2 trips per square kilometre | -67.3% |
| 2021 | 133.88 trips per square kilometre | +71.2% |
| 2022 | 224.1 trips per square kilometre | +67.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 224.1 trips per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.98 trips per square kilometre, 15.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 224.1 trips per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.15 trips per square kilometre, 11.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -67.3% | 238.87 trips per square kilometre | 78.2 trips per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +71.2% | 78.2 trips per square kilometre | 133.88 trips per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +67.4% | 133.88 trips per square kilometre | 224.1 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104.32 trips per square kilometre | 100.19 trips per square kilometre | 108.96 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 131.39 trips per square kilometre | 110.16 trips per square kilometre | 159.74 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 191.88 trips per square kilometre | 167.96 trips per square kilometre | 238.87 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 145.39 trips per square kilometre | 78.2 trips per square kilometre | 224.1 trips per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 22 Grenada 367.35 trips per square kilometre compare
- 23 Luxembourg 327.84 trips per square kilometre compare
- 24 Albania 271.44 trips per square kilometre compare
- 26 Slovenia 212.84 trips per square kilometre compare
- 27 Belgium 210.89 trips per square kilometre compare
- 28 Northern Mariana Islands 210 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Jamaica?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Jamaica was 224.1 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 238.87 trips per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.2 trips per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Jamaica ranks 25th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.