Number using at least basic sanitation in Curacao
Curacao: Number using at least basic sanitation was 167,116 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Number using at least basic sanitation in Curacao, 2000–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 167,116 for number using at least basic sanitation in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number using at least basic sanitation in Curacao peaked at 167,116 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 142,402, in 2001.
That places Curacao 184th out of 232 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Number using at least basic sanitation in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 143,071 | — |
| 2001 | 142,402 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 143,629 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 145,706 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 147,662 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 149,257 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 150,533 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 151,781 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 152,978 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 154,119 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 155,265 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 157,039 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 159,447 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 161,754 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 163,656 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 165,228 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 166,388 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 167,116 | +0.4% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 167,116 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million, 5% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 167,116 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.60 million, 6% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 148,114 | 142,402 | 154,119 | 10 |
| 2010s | 161,987 | 155,265 | 167,116 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 (2019)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.0444 % change on previous year (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- How have things changed?, per capita 0.0157 metric tons per person (2024)
- Contribution temp rise degrees, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Survival to age 65 of cohort 90.79 (2024)
- Contribution temp rise degrees, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre (2024)
- Contribution temp rise degrees, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number using at least basic sanitation in Curacao?
- Number using at least basic sanitation in Curacao was 167,116 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number using at least basic sanitation recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 167,116 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number using at least basic sanitation recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 142,402 in 2001.
- How does Curacao rank for number using at least basic sanitation?
- Curacao ranks 184th out of 232 countries with data for 2017.
- Is number using at least basic sanitation rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number using at least basic sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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