Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Uruguay
Uruguay: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 1.23 trips per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Uruguay, 1995–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Uruguay stood at 1.23 trips per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 92.8% on the previous year and down 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Uruguay peaked at 21.12 trips per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.23 trips per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Uruguay 129th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.44 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 11.92 trips per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 13.18 trips per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 12.55 trips per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 12.32 trips per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 12.15 trips per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 11.52 trips per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 7.2 trips per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 2003 | 8.1 trips per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 9.96 trips per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 10.17 trips per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 9.62 trips per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 9.74 trips per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 10.68 trips per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 11 trips per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 12.58 trips per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 15.74 trips per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 15.19 trips per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 14.85 trips per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 14.9 trips per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 15.68 trips per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 17.66 trips per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 21.12 trips per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 19.85 trips per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 17.14 trips per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 1.23 trips per square kilometre | -92.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.23 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)
- Uruguay's 1.23 trips per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.15 trips per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -92.8% | 17.14 trips per square kilometre | 1.23 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.28 trips per square kilometre | 11.44 trips per square kilometre | 13.18 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.01 trips per square kilometre | 7.2 trips per square kilometre | 12.15 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.47 trips per square kilometre | 12.58 trips per square kilometre | 21.12 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 trips per square kilometre | 1.23 trips per square kilometre | 1.23 trips per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 126 Kazakhstan 1.4 trips per square kilometre compare
- 127 Malawi 1.34 trips per square kilometre compare
- 128 Suriname 1.3 trips per square kilometre compare
- 130 Eritrea 1.12 trips per square kilometre compare
- 131 Guyana 1.12 trips per square kilometre compare
- 132 Bangladesh 1.11 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Uruguay?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Uruguay was 1.23 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 21.12 trips per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 trips per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Uruguay ranks 129th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.