Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Curacao
Curacao: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 0.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 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 %.
Analysis
In 2017, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Curacao stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Curacao peaked at 1.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2013.
That places Curacao 134th out of 232 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 8 |
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More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- 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)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares 44,400 hectares (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.97 years (2023)
- Land area in square kilometres 444 sq. km (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Curacao?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Curacao was 0.8% 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 share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
- How does Curacao rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Curacao ranks 134th out of 232 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. 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 Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.