Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Curacao
Curacao: Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Curacao, 2005–2022
Source: UN Statistics Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 0.1% for chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 98.9% on the previous year and down 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Curacao peaked at 13.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
That places Curacao 157th out of 195 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5% | — |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +342.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -92.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +6147.1% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -25.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -89.9% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -91.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +750.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +51.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -68.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +845.5% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +257.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -96.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -79.5% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +16100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -98.9% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 12% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.5%, 9% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Curacao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +16100.0% | 0.1% | 13.0% |
| 2009 | +6147.1% | 0.2% | 10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.2% | 10.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 0.1% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 0.1% | 13.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 78.0% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Land area in hectares, per capita 0.2871 hectares per person (2023)
- Land area in hectares, per square kilometre 100 hectares per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Curacao?
- Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Curacao was 0.1% in 2022, according to UN Statistics Division – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Curacao rank for chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average?
- Curacao ranks 157th out of 195 countries with data for 2022.
- Is chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from UN Statistics Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing (%).