How have things changed? in Curacao
Curacao: How have things changed? was 2,451 metric tons in 2024. ▼ Falling
How have things changed? in Curacao, 2011–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed? in Curacao stood at 2,451 metric tons.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and down 91.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Curacao peaked at 37,864 metric tons in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,251 metric tons, in 2023.
Curacao ranks 180th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
How have things changed? in Curacao, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 22,074 metric tons | — |
| 2012 | 25,072 metric tons | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 26,197 metric tons | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 28,495 metric tons | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 30,159 metric tons | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 35,535 metric tons | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 32,625 metric tons | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 37,864 metric tons | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 29,235 metric tons | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 23,070 metric tons | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 25,030 metric tons | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 8,852 metric tons | -64.6% |
| 2023 | 2,251 metric tons | -74.6% |
| 2024 | 2,451 metric tons | +8.9% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 2,451 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,758 metric tons, 12% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 2,451 metric tons is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,187 metric tons, 11% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29,695 metric tons | 22,074 metric tons | 37,864 metric tons | 9 |
| 2020s | 12,331 metric tons | 2,251 metric tons | 25,030 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 177 Kuwait 2,912 metric tons compare
- 178 Eritrea 2,485 metric tons compare
- 179 North Macedonia 2,475 metric tons compare
- 181 Montenegro 2,409 metric tons compare
- 182 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,306 metric tons compare
- 183 Grenada 2,183 metric tons compare
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (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)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 78.0% (2024)
- Land area in square kilometers, per capita 0.0029 sq. km per person (2023)
- Land area in hectares, per square kilometre 100 hectares per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed? in Curacao?
- How have things changed? in Curacao was 2,451 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 37,864 metric tons in 2018.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,251 metric tons in 2023.
- How does Curacao rank for how have things changed??
- Curacao ranks 180th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.