Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Curaçao
Curaçao: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.67 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.67
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
74th
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.77
in 2001
All-time low
0.63
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Curaçao, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Curaçao recorded 0.67 for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Curaçao peaked at 0.77 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.63, in 2000.
That places Curaçao 74th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.746 | 0.63 | 0.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.697 | 0.67 | 0.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6733 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
More reference data data for Curaçao
- Consumer price index 115.53 (2019)
- Men survival to age 65 78.01 (2024)
- Capture and aquaculture production 1 (2024)
- Survival to age 65 of cohort 90.79 (2024)
- Wealth share richest 27.65 (2024)
- Period average age of mothers 29.97 (2023)
- Children per woman un 1.07 (2023)
- Children per woman vs human development index 1.07 (2023)
- Land area hectares 44,400 (2023)
- Land area km 444 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Curaçao?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Curaçao was 0.67 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.77 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.63 in 2000.
- How does Curaçao rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Curaçao ranks 74th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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