Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in United States
United States: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 0.8796 trips per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in United States, 1997–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in United States stood at 0.8796 trips per square kilometre.
The figure is up 34.8% on the previous year and down 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in United States peaked at 3.65 trips per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6525 trips per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places United States 138th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 United States, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.84 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 1.8 trips per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.89 trips per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 1.95 trips per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.68 trips per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 1.45 trips per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 1.37 trips per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.55 trips per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 1.65 trips per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.65 trips per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.82 trips per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 2.02 trips per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 2.02 trips per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.25 trips per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 2.46 trips per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 2.62 trips per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 2.98 trips per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 3.15 trips per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 3.44 trips per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 3.42 trips per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 3.49 trips per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.6 trips per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.65 trips per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6525 trips per square kilometre | -82.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8796 trips per square kilometre | +34.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.8796 trips per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 110.53 trips per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in United States 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 | -82.1% | 3.65 trips per square kilometre | 0.6525 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.84 trips per square kilometre | 1.8 trips per square kilometre | 1.89 trips per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.71 trips per square kilometre | 1.37 trips per square kilometre | 2.02 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.11 trips per square kilometre | 2.25 trips per square kilometre | 3.65 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7661 trips per square kilometre | 0.6525 trips per square kilometre | 0.8796 trips per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 135 Cote d'Ivoire 1.03 trips per square kilometre compare
- 136 Burkina Faso 0.9492 trips per square kilometre compare
- 137 Thailand 0.9127 trips per square kilometre compare
- 139 Argentina 0.8609 trips per square kilometre compare
- 140 Pakistan 0.8211 trips per square kilometre compare
- 141 Kiribati 0.8037 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in United States?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in United States was 0.8796 trips per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 3.65 trips per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6525 trips per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does United States rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- United States ranks 138th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.