Sanitation facilities usage in Curacao
Curacao: Sanitation facilities usage was 459.55 people in 2017. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Curacao, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 459.55 people for sanitation facilities usage in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Curacao peaked at 1,399 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 444.8 people, in 2013.
Curacao ranks 115th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,080 people | 755.04 people | 1,399 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 508.46 people | 444.8 people | 677.06 people | 8 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 112 Wallis and Futuna 780.36 people compare
- 113 Saint Kitts and Nevis 621.04 people compare
- 114 Bahamas 497.88 people compare
- 116 Ukraine 432.71 people compare
- 117 American Samoa 386.02 people compare
- 118 Samoa 338.85 people compare
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 78.0% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Land area in square kilometres 444 sq. km (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.97 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares 44,400 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Curacao?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Curacao was 459.55 people in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 1,399 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 444.8 people in 2013.
- How does Curacao rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Curacao ranks 115th out of 232 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.