Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 414,446 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in United Kingdom, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 414,446 current US$ per square kilometre for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.2% on the previous year and up 268.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in United Kingdom peaked at 414,446 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 112,350 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2020.
United Kingdom ranks 20th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 127,099 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 133,501 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 148,613 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 171,364 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 112,350 current US$ per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 2021 | 133,695 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 336,485 current US$ per square kilometre | +151.7% |
| 2023 | 414,446 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 145,144 current US$ per square kilometre | 127,099 current US$ per square kilometre | 171,364 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2020s | 249,244 current US$ per square kilometre | 112,350 current US$ per square kilometre | 414,446 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 17 Switzerland 628,027 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 18 Israel 538,983 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 19 Tuvalu 479,540 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 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
More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in United Kingdom?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in United Kingdom was 414,446 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 414,446 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 112,350 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- United Kingdom ranks 20th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.