Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Spain
Spain: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 160.49 trips per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Spain, 1997–2023
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 Spain is 160.49 trips per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.2% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Spain peaked at 160.49 trips per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.77 trips per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Spain 32nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Spain, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 68.7 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 75.8 trips per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 81.45 trips per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 82.37 trips per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 88.42 trips per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 91.09 trips per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 92.41 trips per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 94.44 trips per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 100.16 trips per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 106.4 trips per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 106.97 trips per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 104.09 trips per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 95.94 trips per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 96.6 trips per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 104.15 trips per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 106.94 trips per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 113.16 trips per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 121.2 trips per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 126.48 trips per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 139.34 trips per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 152.46 trips per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 154.47 trips per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 154.93 trips per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 34.77 trips per square kilometre | -77.6% |
| 2021 | 57.85 trips per square kilometre | +66.4% |
| 2022 | 133.49 trips per square kilometre | +130.7% |
| 2023 | 160.49 trips per square kilometre | +20.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 160.49 trips per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 110.53 trips per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Spain's 160.49 trips per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.69 trips per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Spain 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 | +130.7% | 57.85 trips per square kilometre | 133.49 trips per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -77.6% | 154.93 trips per square kilometre | 34.77 trips per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +66.4% | 34.77 trips per square kilometre | 57.85 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.32 trips per square kilometre | 68.7 trips per square kilometre | 81.45 trips per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 96.23 trips per square kilometre | 82.37 trips per square kilometre | 106.97 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 126.97 trips per square kilometre | 96.6 trips per square kilometre | 154.93 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.65 trips per square kilometre | 34.77 trips per square kilometre | 160.49 trips per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 29 Portugal 208.08 trips per square kilometre compare
- 30 Bahamas 180.35 trips per square kilometre compare
- 31 Palestine 175.25 trips per square kilometre
- 33 Dominican Republic 160.31 trips per square kilometre compare
- 34 Italy 155.31 trips per square kilometre compare
- 35 France 147.79 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Spain?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Spain was 160.49 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 160.49 trips per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.77 trips per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.