How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Curacao
Curacao: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 5.07 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Curacao, 2011–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Curacao stood at 5.07 metric tons per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 74.6% on the previous year and down 91.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Curacao peaked at 85.28 metric tons per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.07 metric tons per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Curacao 44th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Curacao, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 49.72 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 56.47 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 59 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 64.18 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 67.93 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 80.03 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 73.48 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 85.28 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 65.84 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 51.96 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 56.37 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 19.94 metric tons per square kilometre | -64.6% |
| 2023 | 5.07 metric tons per square kilometre | -74.6% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 5.07 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 5.07 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.88 metric tons per square kilometre | 49.72 metric tons per square kilometre | 85.28 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.34 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.07 metric tons per square kilometre | 56.37 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 41 Chile 5.52 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 42 Gambia 5.49 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 43 Malaysia 5.48 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 45 Thailand 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 46 Cambodia 4.91 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 47 Myanmar 4.33 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- How have things changed?, annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- How have things changed?, per capita 0.0157 metric tons per person (2024)
- How have things changed?, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 45,974 (2023)
- Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 0.2973 units per person (2023)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Curacao?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Curacao was 5.07 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 85.28 metric tons per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.07 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Curacao rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Curacao ranks 44th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? 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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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How have things changed? 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.