Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Singapore
Singapore: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 23,262 trips per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Singapore, 1995–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Singapore stood at 23,262 trips per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 130.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Singapore peaked at 23,262 trips per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7,028 trips per square kilometre, in 2003.
Singapore ranks 3rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Singapore, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8,681 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 8,816 trips per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 8,385 trips per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 7,249 trips per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 8,112 trips per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 8,919 trips per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 8,839 trips per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 8,889 trips per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 7,028 trips per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 8,702 trips per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 9,280 trips per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 9,892 trips per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 10,240 trips per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 10,072 trips per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 10,098 trips per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 12,061 trips per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 14,127 trips per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 15,714 trips per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 16,904 trips per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 16,775 trips per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 17,360 trips per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 19,666 trips per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 21,012 trips per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 22,256 trips per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 23,262 trips per square kilometre | +4.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 23,262 trips per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 110.53 trips per square kilometre, 210.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 23,262 trips per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.01 trips per square kilometre, 1367.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,249 trips per square kilometre | 7,249 trips per square kilometre | 8,816 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 9,196 trips per square kilometre | 7,028 trips per square kilometre | 10,240 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,914 trips per square kilometre | 12,061 trips per square kilometre | 23,262 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Singapore?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Singapore was 23,262 trips per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 23,262 trips per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,028 trips per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Singapore rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Singapore ranks 3rd out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.