Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 304,140 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 304,140 current US$ per square kilometre for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.2% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in United Arab Emirates peaked at 304,140 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 42,509 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2000.
United Arab Emirates ranks 24th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42,509 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 46,762 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 51,408 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 55,703 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 62,968 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 87,102 current US$ per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 2006 | 124,289 current US$ per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 2007 | 158,730 current US$ per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2008 | 187,102 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 145,691 current US$ per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 166,404 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 185,948 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 212,222 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 227,936 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 223,148 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 234,259 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 241,162 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 248,447 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 253,507 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 258,828 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 212,405 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 304,140 current US$ per square kilometre | +43.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96,226 current US$ per square kilometre | 42,509 current US$ per square kilometre | 187,102 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 225,186 current US$ per square kilometre | 166,404 current US$ per square kilometre | 258,828 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 258,272 current US$ per square kilometre | 212,405 current US$ per square kilometre | 304,140 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 21 Lebanon 374,501 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 22 Germany 330,813 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 23 South Korea 305,466 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 25 Mauritius 284,114 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 26 Cyprus 272,215 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 27 Antigua and Barbuda 252,405 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4839 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in United Arab Emirates?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in United Arab Emirates was 304,140 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 304,140 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,509 current US$ per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2021.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.