Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Australia
Australia: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 6,245 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Australia, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Australia is 6,245 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 105.0% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Australia peaked at 6,245 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 259.4 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2021.
Australia ranks 118th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Australia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 989.94 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 1,112 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1997 | 1,156 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 1,081 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 1,145 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 1,180 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1,065 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 1,125 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 1,358 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 1,914 current US$ per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 2005 | 2,103 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 2,251 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 2,870 current US$ per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2008 | 3,327 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 2,952 current US$ per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 3,625 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 4,421 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 4,585 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 5,302 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 5,054 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 4,435 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 4,644 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 5,082 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 5,573 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 5,212 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 1,103 current US$ per square kilometre | -78.8% |
| 2021 | 259.4 current US$ per square kilometre | -76.5% |
| 2022 | 3,047 current US$ per square kilometre | +1074.5% |
| 2023 | 6,245 current US$ per square kilometre | +105.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Australia 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 | +1074.5% | 259.4 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,047 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,097 current US$ per square kilometre | 989.94 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,156 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,015 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,065 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,327 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,793 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,625 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,573 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,664 current US$ per square kilometre | 259.4 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,245 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 115 Mexico 6,570 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 116 Ecuador 6,484 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 117 Sri Lanka 6,403 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 119 Iran 5,714 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 120 Chile 5,351 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 121 Egypt 5,274 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Australia?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Australia was 6,245 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,245 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 259.4 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Australia ranks 118th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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.