Renewable energy consumption in Curacao
Curacao: Renewable energy consumption was 0.3% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Renewable energy consumption 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 TFEC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Curacao is 0.3%, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Curacao peaked at 0.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Curacao ranks 204th of 226 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable energy consumption in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.1% | — |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -16.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +285.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +47.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 4% of the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.1%, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption 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 | +285.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2012 | +47.7% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 201 Singapore 0.7% compare
- 202 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.6% compare
- 203 Syria 0.5% compare
- 205 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% compare
- 206 United Arab Emirates 0.1% compare
- 207 Anguilla 0.1% compare
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (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)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 78.0% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Land area in hectares, per capita 0.2871 hectares per person (2023)
- Land area in hectares, per square kilometre 100 hectares per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Curacao?
- Renewable energy consumption in Curacao was 0.3% 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 energy consumption recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Curacao rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Curacao ranks 204th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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 energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption