Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Japan
Japan: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 65.83 trips per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Japan, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 65.83 trips per square kilometre for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in 2023.
The figure is up 603.7% on the previous year and up 169.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Japan peaked at 82.65 trips per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6241 trips per square kilometre, in 2021.
Japan ranks 47th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Japan, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.3 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 7.44 trips per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1997 | 8.27 trips per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 8.23 trips per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 8.92 trips per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 9.5 trips per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 9.7 trips per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 10.84 trips per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 10.78 trips per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 13.05 trips per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 14.41 trips per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 15.94 trips per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 18.58 trips per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 18.92 trips per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 15.36 trips per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 19.8 trips per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2011 | 13.65 trips per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 2012 | 18.97 trips per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 2013 | 24.41 trips per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 2014 | 32.58 trips per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2015 | 49.65 trips per square kilometre | +52.4% |
| 2016 | 61.28 trips per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 73.82 trips per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 80.65 trips per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 82.65 trips per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 10.7 trips per square kilometre | -87.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6241 trips per square kilometre | -94.2% |
| 2022 | 9.35 trips per square kilometre | +1398.8% |
| 2023 | 65.83 trips per square kilometre | +603.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 65.83 trips per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 110.53 trips per square kilometre, 60% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Japan's 65.83 trips per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.01 trips per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Japan 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 | +1398.8% | 0.6241 trips per square kilometre | 9.35 trips per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +603.7% | 9.35 trips per square kilometre | 65.83 trips per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -94.2% | 10.7 trips per square kilometre | 0.6241 trips per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -87.1% | 82.65 trips per square kilometre | 10.7 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.83 trips per square kilometre | 6.3 trips per square kilometre | 8.92 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.71 trips per square kilometre | 9.5 trips per square kilometre | 18.92 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.75 trips per square kilometre | 13.65 trips per square kilometre | 82.65 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.63 trips per square kilometre | 0.6241 trips per square kilometre | 65.83 trips per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 44 American Samoa 83.2 trips per square kilometre compare
- 45 Dominica 73.6 trips per square kilometre compare
- 46 Saint Kitts and Nevis 70 trips per square kilometre compare
- 48 Turkey 64.58 trips per square kilometre compare
- 49 Poland 61.99 trips per square kilometre compare
- 50 Georgia 61.39 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Japan?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Japan was 65.83 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 82.65 trips per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6241 trips per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Japan ranks 47th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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.