Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Canada
Canada: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 4,468 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Canada, 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 Canada is 4,468 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 37.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Canada peaked at 4,601 current US$ per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 923.36 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Canada 127th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Canada, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,412 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 1,541 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 1,578 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1,493 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 1,561 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 1,687 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 1,632 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 1,590 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1,819 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 2,149 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 2,537 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 2,908 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 3,469 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 3,775 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 3,371 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 4,152 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 4,601 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 1,347 current US$ per square kilometre | -70.7% |
| 2021 | 923.36 current US$ per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 2022 | 3,250 current US$ per square kilometre | +252.0% |
| 2023 | 4,468 current US$ per square kilometre | +37.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Canada 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 | +252.0% | 923.36 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,250 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,517 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,412 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,578 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,494 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,590 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,775 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,376 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,152 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,601 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,497 current US$ per square kilometre | 923.36 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,468 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 124 Haiti 4,979 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 125 Samoa 4,683 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 126 Syria 4,629 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 128 Bhutan 4,315 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 129 Pakistan 4,264 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 130 South Africa 3,798 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Canada?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Canada was 4,468 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 4,601 current US$ per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 923.36 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Canada ranks 127th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.