Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Mexico
Mexico: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 21.57 trips per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Mexico, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Mexico stood at 21.57 trips per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 81.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Mexico peaked at 22.19 trips per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.32 trips per square kilometre, in 2003.
Mexico ranks 69th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Mexico, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.05 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 10.59 trips per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 9.56 trips per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 9.7 trips per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 9.53 trips per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 10.32 trips per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 9.88 trips per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 9.79 trips per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 9.32 trips per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 10.31 trips per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 10.87 trips per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 10.59 trips per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 10.67 trips per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 11.39 trips per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 11.14 trips per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 11.56 trips per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 11.61 trips per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 11.56 trips per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 11.88 trips per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 14.45 trips per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 15.79 trips per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 17.21 trips per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 19.22 trips per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 20.22 trips per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 22.19 trips per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 12.24 trips per square kilometre | -44.9% |
| 2021 | 16.09 trips per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2022 | 19.13 trips per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 21.57 trips per square kilometre | +12.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 21.57 trips per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.98 trips per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 21.57 trips per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.15 trips per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Mexico 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 | -44.9% | 22.19 trips per square kilometre | 12.24 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.88 trips per square kilometre | 9.53 trips per square kilometre | 10.59 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.43 trips per square kilometre | 9.32 trips per square kilometre | 11.39 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.57 trips per square kilometre | 11.56 trips per square kilometre | 22.19 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.26 trips per square kilometre | 12.24 trips per square kilometre | 21.57 trips per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 66 Morocco 25.8 trips per square kilometre compare
- 67 Tonga 24.58 trips per square kilometre compare
- 68 Eswatini 24.25 trips per square kilometre compare
- 70 Vietnam 20.91 trips per square kilometre compare
- 71 Belarus 20.63 trips per square kilometre compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.59 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Mexico?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Mexico was 21.57 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 22.19 trips per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.32 trips per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Mexico rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Mexico ranks 69th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.