Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in France
France: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 119,582 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in France, 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 France is 119,582 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 21.6% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in France peaked at 119,582 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38,406 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1995.
France ranks 38th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in France, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 38,406 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 40,911 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 58,688 current US$ per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 2000 | 53,838 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 53,402 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 56,165 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 66,438 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 67,468 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 71,682 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 72,955 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 85,429 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 93,465 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 83,657 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 86,641 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 102,995 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 92,899 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 97,308 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 108,478 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 88,530 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 90,971 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 99,800 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 109,715 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 110,871 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 63,765 current US$ per square kilometre | -42.5% |
| 2021 | 77,106 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 98,371 current US$ per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2023 | 119,582 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,002 current US$ per square kilometre | 38,406 current US$ per square kilometre | 58,688 current US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 70,450 current US$ per square kilometre | 53,402 current US$ per square kilometre | 93,465 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 98,821 current US$ per square kilometre | 86,641 current US$ per square kilometre | 110,871 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,706 current US$ per square kilometre | 63,765 current US$ per square kilometre | 119,582 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 35 Grenada 145,923 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 36 Italy 144,216 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 37 Slovenia 132,891 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 39 Marshall Islands 119,203 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 40 Barbados 119,070 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 41 Palestine 117,204 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for France
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 18.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 11.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 106.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in France?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in France was 119,582 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 119,582 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,406 current US$ per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does France rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- France ranks 38th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.