Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) in Curacao
Curacao: Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) was 3.7% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity in Curacao, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable electricity in Curacao stood at 3.7%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Curacao peaked at 3.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Curacao 157th out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.9% | — |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +309.5% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +44.5% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +3.4% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 3.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.2%, 28% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 3.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.1%, 25% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +309.5% | 0.7% | 2.9% |
| 2012 | +44.5% | 2.4% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 3.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More reference data data for Curacao
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.0444 % change on previous year (2025)
- Consumer price index 115.53 (2019)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 45,974 (2023)
- Contribution temp rise degrees, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Asylum seekers and refugees 0 (2024)
- How have things changed?, annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- How have things changed?, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 0.2973 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Curacao?
- Renewable electricity in Curacao was 3.7% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Curacao rank for renewable electricity?
- Curacao ranks 157th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants