How have things changed?, per capita in Aruba
Aruba: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0016 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Aruba, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in Aruba stood at 0.0016 metric tons per person.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Aruba peaked at 0.0131 metric tons per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 metric tons per person, in 2012.
Aruba ranks 178th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Aruba, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | +32.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0069 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0086 metric tons per person | +24.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0103 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0111 metric tons per person | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0119 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0131 metric tons per person | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 0.013 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0129 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0127 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0126 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0124 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0122 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0125 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0117 metric tons per person | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0105 metric tons per person | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0067 metric tons per person | -15.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | -20.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | -18.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -18.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | -47.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | +23.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.002 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 0.0016 metric tons per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 12% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 0.0016 metric tons per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 15% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita in Aruba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -47.6% | 0.0034 metric tons per person | 0.0018 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0061 metric tons per person | 0.0051 metric tons per person | 0.0068 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0098 metric tons per person | 0.0068 metric tons per person | 0.0131 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0115 metric tons per person | 0.0079 metric tons per person | 0.0129 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0033 metric tons per person | 0.0018 metric tons per person | 0.0067 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 0.0015 metric tons per person | 0.0018 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 0.0013 metric tons per person | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 0.0015 metric tons per person | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 175 Israel 0.0017 metric tons per person compare
- 176 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0017 metric tons per person compare
- 177 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0016 metric tons per person compare
- 179 Belgium 0.0015 metric tons per person compare
- 180 Haiti 0.0014 metric tons per person compare
- 181 Serbia 0.0014 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Aruba
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 1.79 (2026)
- Consumer price index 109.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 146,128 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Aruba?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Aruba was 0.0016 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0131 metric tons per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 metric tons per person in 2012.
- How does Aruba rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Aruba ranks 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.