Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in United States
United States: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 24,496 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in United States, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in United States stood at 24,496 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.5% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in United States peaked at 24,496 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,222 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2020.
United States ranks 76th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in United States, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6,665 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 7,149 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 7,855 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 8,562 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 8,435 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 9,331 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 8,970 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 8,662 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 8,918 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 10,188 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 10,772 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 11,504 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 12,326 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 13,024 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 12,585 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 13,537 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 14,278 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 15,104 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 14,466 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 15,330 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 15,815 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 16,140 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 17,304 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 19,284 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 20,201 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 5,222 current US$ per square kilometre | -74.1% |
| 2021 | 8,437 current US$ per square kilometre | +61.6% |
| 2022 | 18,210 current US$ per square kilometre | +115.8% |
| 2023 | 24,496 current US$ per square kilometre | +34.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in United States 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 | +115.8% | 8,437 current US$ per square kilometre | 18,210 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -74.1% | 20,201 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,222 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +61.6% | 5,222 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,437 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,733 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,665 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,562 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 10,628 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,662 current US$ per square kilometre | 13,024 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,146 current US$ per square kilometre | 13,537 current US$ per square kilometre | 20,201 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,091 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,222 current US$ per square kilometre | 24,496 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 73 Lithuania 26,570 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 74 Philippines 26,294 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 75 Dominican Republic 25,213 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 77 Iraq 24,330 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 78 Finland 23,082 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 79 Jordan 22,215 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in United States?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in United States was 24,496 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 24,496 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 States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,222 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does United States rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- United States ranks 76th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.